Abstract

HURTADO, Isabel Cristina  and  LAUFER, Marcelo. Systemic cat scratch disease ( Bartonella henselae infection): A cause of prolonged fever that should not be overlooked. Infect. [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.1, pp.69-72. ISSN 0123-9392.  https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v21i1.645.

Cat scratch disease is a common disease with various manifestations. Some of these symptoms are related to significant morbidity and mortality, including systemic presentation, which may include prolonged fever, constitutional symptoms, bone, muscle, ocular and hepatosplenic involvement, among others. The disease has a subacute presentation and it's important to rule it out in patients with prolonged fever and contact with cats, especially those under one year of age. We report a case of prolonged fever secondary to systemic cat scratch disease.

Keywords : Cat; Bartonella; Prolonged fever.

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