Cervical lymphadenitis in a patient coinfected with Toxoplasma gondii and Bartonella henselae.
Cat scratch disease, caused by Bartonella henselae, is a worldwide zoonosis that is most frequently associated with the bite or scratch of a kitten under 6 months of age, as well as from a fleabite. Toxoplsma gondii is also another important zoonotic agent in cats and humans, which is mainly acquired by ingestion of food or water that is contaminated with oocytes shed by cats or by eating undercooked or raw meat containing tissue cysts. Here, we report a first case of young patient with cervical lymphadenitis, which shows serological and histological evidence of B. henselae and T. gondii coinfection in Korea with literature review.
Yoon
Hee Jung
HJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Lee
Woong Chul
WC
Choi
Young Sill
YS
Cho
Sounghoon
S
Song
Young Goo
YG
Choi
Jun Yong
JY
Kim
Chang Oh
CO
Kim
Ee-Jin
EJ
Kim
June Myung
JM
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014122:Toxoplasma; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin