Infektološki glasnik, Vol. 40 No. 4, 2020.
Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.4.7
The Many Faces of Cat Scratch Disease – A Report of Four Cases
Samira Knežević
; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Hrvatska
Mari Rončević-Filipović
; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka; Katedra za zarazne bolesti, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Lari Gorup
; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Hrvatska
Đurđica Cekinović-Grbeša
; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka; Katedra za zarazne bolesti, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Ivica Pavić
; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka; Katedra za zarazne bolesti, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Biserka Trošelj Vukić
; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka; Katedra za zarazne bolesti, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Irena Slavuljica
; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka; Katedra za zarazne bolesti, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is an infection caused by the Gram negative, facultative intracellular bacteria Bartonella henselae. The main reservoir of the infection is cat and about 75% of the patients have a cat scratch or a bite in anamnesis. Rarely, infection results from exposure to dogs, cat fleas or from contact with cat saliva through broken skin or mucosal surfaces. Infection can be asymptomatic or present with a number of clinical manifestations. In wast majority (85-90%) of the patients CSD presents as a cutaneous lesion and self-limiting, regional lymphadenitis near the site of organism inoculation, other seldom manifestations, however, can include virtually every organ and organ system. We present four patients with CSD treated at the Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of the CSD.
Ključne riječi
cat scratch disease; lymphadenitis; treatment
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254025
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18.3.2021.
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