| A Case of Cat Scratch Disease Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction for Bartonella henselae DNA |
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Ju-Young Chung1, Ja Wook Koo1, Sang Woo Kim1, Young Sam Yoo2, Tae Hee Han3, Seong Jig Lim4 |
1Departments of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2Departments of Otolaryngology, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
3Departments of Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
4Departments of Pathology, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| Bartonella henselae DNA에 대한 PCR 검사로 확진된 Cat Scratch Disease 1례 |
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정주영1, 구자욱1, 김상유1, 유영삼2, 한태희3, 임성직4 |
1인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 소아과
2인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 이비인후과
3인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 진단검사의학과
4인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 병리과 |
Correspondence:
Ju-Young Chung, Email: pedchung@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
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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. |
| Key Words:
Bartonella henselae , Cat scratch disease , PCR , Children |
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