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Cat-Scratch Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature
M Gai1, G d'Onofrio2, M C di Vico1
1Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, University of Torino-AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Molinette, Italy.
Abstract:
Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is caused by Bartonella henselae and characterized by self-limited fever and granulomatous lymphadenopathy. In some cases signs of a visceral, neurologic, and ocular involvement can also be encountered. In this report we describe the development of CSD in a kidney transplant patient. Immunocompromised hosts are more susceptible to infection from Bartonella compared with the standard population. Infection of Bartonella should be considered as a differential diagnosis in kidney transplant patients with lymphadenopathy of unknown origin.
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