Cat scratch disease: clinical characteristics in hospitalised children

There are few communications as regards the epidemiology and clinical features of cat scratch disease (CSD) in Uruguayan children. To describe the clinical features in hospitalised children at Pereira Rossell Children's Hospital with CSD. A descriptive, retrospective study between 01/01/04 and...

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Published in:Anales de pediatría (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) Spain : 2003), 2011-01, Vol.74 (1), p.42-46
Main Authors: Medici Olaso, C, García Gariglio, L, Ferreira García, M I, Giachetto Larraz, G, Gutierrez Bottino, M C, Pírez García, M C
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Adolescent
Cat-Scratch Disease - diagnosis
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Male
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:There are few communications as regards the epidemiology and clinical features of cat scratch disease (CSD) in Uruguayan children. To describe the clinical features in hospitalised children at Pereira Rossell Children's Hospital with CSD. A descriptive, retrospective study between 01/01/04 and 12/31/08. Clinical features, treatment and evolution were analysed. There were 15 hospitalised children. All had regional lymphadenitis, 8 had prolonged fever; 13 had liver and/or splenic involvement. No patient died or had sequelae. It is important to search for this aetiology in children with prolonged fever and lymphadenitis. Abdominal ultrasound is an important diagnostic step.
ISSN:1695-9531
DOI:10.1016/j.anpedi.2010.08.015