title: [Osteomyelitis in cat scratch disease: A case report and literature review].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cat scratch disease is an infection caused by Bartonella henselae. The main clinical form is a lymphadenopathy with fever. However, uncommon bone involvement has been described.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this paper, we report a case of osteomyelitis in a 13-year-old teenager infected with B. henselae. The diagnosis was made based on PCR only because the serology was negative. A literature review reports 65 cases of osteomyelitis due to cat scratch disease. For each case, serology and PCR were notified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Osteomyelitis caused by B. henselae is a rare clinical manifestation. The diagnosis can be difficult, but the medical history must be accurate to search for contact with a cat and a cat scratch.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Couple-Enfant-Grenoble, avenue Maquis-du-Grésivaudan, 38700 La Tronche, France. Electronic address: marie.lafenetre@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lafenetre
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, hôpital de Chambéry, place Lucien-Biset, 73000 Chambéry, France.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Herbigneaux
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, hôpital de Chambéry, place Lucien-Biset, 73000 Chambéry, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Michoud
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de bactériologie, centre de biologie Est, centre hospitalier Lyon Est, 59, boulevard Pinel, 69677 Bron cedex, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Descours
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation néonatale, hôpital Couple-Enfant-Grenoble, avenue Maquis-du-Grésivaudan, 38700 La Tronche, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Debillon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*