Abstract:Cat-scratch disease is a bacterial infection caused by Bartonella henselae that most commonly presents with fever and subacute regional lymphadenopathy after being scratched by a domestic or feral cat. 1 It is one of the most common causes of subacute or chronic lymphadenopathy in children and should be considered in any pediatric patient presenting with lymphadenopathy or fever of unknown origin. 2 We present a case of a 7-year-old boy with a facial cutaneous lesion and submandibular lymphadenopathy after bei… Show more
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