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KMID : 0367420050480070789
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
2005 Volume.48 No. 7 p.789 ~ p.792
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A Case of Cat Scratch Disease Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction for Bartonella henselae DNA
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Chung Ju-Young
Koo Ja-Wook
Kim Sang-Woo
Yoo Young-Sam
Han Tae-Hee
Lim Sung-Jig
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Abstract
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We report a case of cat scratch disease (CSD) caused by Bartonella henselae in a 14-year-old boy who developed lymphadenopathy in the right cervical area, after a raising canine pet for 10 months. The cervical lymphadenopathy persisted for 14 days. Immunofluorescent antibody testing for B. henselae with the patient’s serum was 1:64 positive. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis using the patient’s lymph node aspirates for B. henselae DNA was also positive. This is the first case of cat scratch disease confirmed by PCR for B. henselae DNA in children.
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KEYWORD
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Bartonella henselae, Cat scratch disease, PCR, Children
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