Axillary Lymphadenitis in an Adolescent Patient

ÖZSÜREKCİ Y., KARADAĞ ÖNCEL E., CENGİZ A. B., KARA A.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION, cilt.6, sa.4, ss.158-160, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ced.2012.43
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.158-160
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cat-scratch disease is a human infection caused by Bartonella henselae, a small pleomorphic Gramnegative bacilli. Most patients have had contact with cats. Cat-scratch disease appears to be more common among children. Here, we describe a 15-yearold boy who presented with tender, axillary lymphadenopathy and was diagnosed with cat-scratch disease despite no contact with cats. Following intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam and amikacin, there was no improvement in symptoms. The Bartonella henselae IFA test was 1/1024. Azithromycin therapy was given for 10 days. During follow-up, an improvement in lymph node size was seen after treatment. We report this case to emphasize the importance of considering cat-scratch disease in the differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy in children even if there has been no contact with cats.