title: Cervical lymphadenitis in a patient coinfected with Toxoplasma gondii and Bartonella henselae.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Woong Chul
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Sill
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sounghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Young Goo
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jun Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chang Oh
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ee-Jin
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: June Myung
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin