Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of cat-scratch disease: a report of two cases

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 318-321

  Wang, Chih Wei ^a   Chang, Wei Chou ^a   Chao, Tai Kuang ^a   Liu, Chia Chen ^a   Huang, Guo Shu ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cat scratch disease; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURES; CLINICAL MANIFESTATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRAINAGE AREA; IMAGING FEATURES; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

TOMOGRAPHY;

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BITE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67449119427     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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