Cat scratch disease presenting with a retroperitoneal abscess in a patient without animal contacts

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 414-416

  Koga, Takeharu ^a   Taguchi, Jun ^a   Suzuki, Minoru ^a   Higa, Yoshiteru ^a   Kamimura, Tomoko ^a   Nishimura, Munetsugu ^a   Arakawa, Masahiro ^a  

^a Asakura Medical Association Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cat scratch disease; Granuloma; Lymphadenopathy; Retroperitoneal abscess

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS;

EID: 76749090598     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-009-0725-5     Document Type: Article

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