title: Cat scratch disease presenting with a retroperitoneal abscess in a patient without animal contacts.
abstract: Cat scratch disease (CSD) is usually diagnosed in patients presenting with regional lymphadenopathy and pyrexia that follow contacts with animals. We describe here a young adult male patient who presented with marked pyrexia and a retroperitoneal abscess without relevant medical histories, illustrating that CSD can be a diagnostic challenge on selected occasions.
authors.affiliation: Asakura Medical Association Hospital, 422-1 Raiha, Asakura, Fukuoka, 838-0069, Japan. koga.tk@asakura-med.or.jp
authors.forename: Takeharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yoshiteru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higa
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamimura
authors.forename: Munetsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial