title: Isolated mediastinal necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenopathy due to cat-scratch disease.
abstract: We report a patient suffering from cat-scratch disease limited to mediastinal lymphadenitis. Although rare, cat-scratch disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenitis, especially when patients were exposed to cats.
authors.affiliation: Service of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lovis
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Clerc
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazor
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaton
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greub
mesh_terms: D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed