title: Beyond cat scratch disease: a case report of bartonella infection mimicking vasculitic disorder.
abstract: Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a bacterial disease caused by Bartonella henselae and it is mainly characterized by self-limiting lymphadenopathy in the draining site of a cat scratch or bite. We report a patient with history of fever, swelling lymph nodes, vasculitic-like skin lesions, and positivity of Bartonella serology initially considered as expression of a disimmune disease.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41124 Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spinella
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lumetti
authors.forename: Gilda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sandri
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cestelli
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Mascia