Transverse myelitis associated with probable cat-scratch disease in a previously healthy pediatric patient

Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Aug;31(2):609-11. doi: 10.1086/313986.

Abstract

We evaluated a pediatric patient for transverse myelitis associated with Bartonella henselae infection. There was no adenopathy in our patient, but the diagnosis was made serologically. It is necessary to keep cat-scratch disease in mind even in the absence of typical findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
  • Bartonella henselae / immunology*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / complications*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / diagnosis*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / microbiology
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myelitis, Transverse / diagnosis
  • Myelitis, Transverse / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial