A case of cat scratch disease in a patient with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure
Mediannikov, O.I.; Melikian, A.L.
Klinicheskaia Meditsina 84(7): 61-63
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2149 PMID: 16924805 Document Number: 595642
The article describes a case of cat scratch disease in a female patient with severe chronic pathology. This relatively rare disease was manifested by regional (in the site of microbial intrusion) lymphadenopathy, and general infectious syndrome. The presence of oncohematological process was excluded without biopsy; serologic examination with bartonella antibodies confirmed the diagnosis. Combined treatment with two antibiotics, rifampicin and doxycycline, was successful. The article stresses that general practitioners should be aware of this disease; timely diagnosis and specific treatment are of utter importance.