Atypical manifestation of cat-scratch disease: isolated epigastric pain in an immunocompetent, 12-year-old child

Clin Case Rep. 2015 Jul;3(7):669-72. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.304. Epub 2015 Jun 13.

Abstract

We present a 12-year-old immunocompetent girl with hepato splenic cat-scratch disease (CSD). Her sole inaugural complaint was isolated epigastric pain. She fully recovered, with normalized abdominal CT scan following 2 weeks course of Azythromycin®. CSD should be included in differential diagnosis in children with epigastric pain, especially in those with domestic pets.

Keywords: Cat-scratch disease; epigastric pain; liver abscess; management; prognosis.

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