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Robert L Dean1, John F Eisenbeis
1Department of Otolaryngology, St. Louis (Mo.) University Hospital, USA. rldeano@yahoo.com
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal
|January 5, 2005
Abstract:
A 7-year-old boy was referred to us for evaluation of an enlarging neck mass. The results of his primary care physician's initial clinical examination suggested lymphadenopathy secondary to lymphadenitis, and the patient was treated over a 4-week period with two rounds of antibiotics. However, the mass did not resolve, and it subsequently became fluctuant. The patient was referred to our institution, where we diagnosed cat-scratch disease.
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