title: Acute myopericarditis associated with cat scratch disease in an adolescent.
abstract: Cat scratch disease is generally characterized by a self-limited chronic regional lymphadenopathy, but numerous other clinical manifestations involving a variety of organ systems have been reported. Cardiac involvement is unusual and when reported, it has been associated with culture-negative endocarditis in adults. We present the case of an adolescent male with typical cat scratch disease and associated myopericarditis.
authors.affiliation: From the Sections of *Infectious Diseases and †Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Barson
authors.forename: J Robert
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Honegger
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Texter
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*