Cervical lymphadenitis and Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) : An overlooked disease ?

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 491-496

  Rombaux, Ph ^a   M'Bilo, T ^a   Badr El Din, A ^a   Theate, I ^a   Bigaignon, G ^a   Hamoir, M ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Cervical lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK;

EID: 0034574193     PISSN: 00016497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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