Prolonged follow up of seven patients affected by hepatosplenic granulomata due to cat-scratch disease

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-473

  Scolfaro, C ^a   Leunga, G G Kanga ^a   Bezzio, S ^a   Chiapello, N ^a   Riva, C ^a   Balbo, L ^a   Bertaina, C ^a   Tovo, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat scratch disease; Children; Fever of unknown origin; Hepatosplenic granuloma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATOSPLENIC GRANULOMATA; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN;

ADOLESCENT; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BIOPSY; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENIC DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40049092013     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0500-5     Document Type: Article

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