Two Cases of Cat Scratch Disease: A Rare Zoonotic Infectious Disease

Ulug, Mehmet; Aslan, Vahap; Arık, Deniz; Yılmaz, Namık; Üstün, Melek

doi:10.5152/kd.2014.19

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“…Information on the clinical features of B. henselae infection in Turkey has been limited to clinical case series [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. To our knowledge, this is the first study in our country to report the prevalence of antibodies to B. henselae in patients with suspected CSD and their different clinical conditions (Table 1).…”

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“…The number of atypical CSD cases other than eye involvement is very limited in Turkey. These cases published in our country include fever of unknown origin, hepatosplenic CSD, breast mass, and acute transverse myelitis [10,11,13]. In this study, the atypical symptoms of other seropositive patients with suspected CSD were fever of unknown origin (n 5 1), encephalopathy (n 5 1), pruritus (n 5 1), dermatitis (n 5 1), breast mass (n 5 1), myopathy (n 5 1), and soft tissue swelling (n 5 1).…”

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“…As part of atypical form, ocular manifestations of CSD include Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome, neuroretinitis, optic neuritis, uveitis and focal retinochoroiditis [6,15,28]. Available data regarding ocular manifestations of Bartonella infection in Turkey are shown, that B. henselae can be a causative agent in different ophthalmology conditions [12][13][14][15]17]. In our study, 21.7% (n 5 10) of the seropositive patients had ophthalmological symptoms and this high percentage suggests that ophthalmologists in our province are well aware of this zoonosis.…”

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Bartonella henselae IgM seropositivity in both adult and pediatric patients with diverse clinical conditions in Turkey

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Bartonella henselae is the causative agent of cat scratch disease (CSD). In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical data of patients with suspicion of CSD and delineate current epidemiological features.A total of 785 patients with suspected CSD were included in the study. B. henselae IgM antibody was determined by indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test using a commercial kit (Euroimmun, Germany). Sex, age, clinical pre-diagnosis and animal contact information of the patients were obtained from hospital electronic database records.Seventy-eight (9.9%) of 785 samples were seropositive. Out of 78 patients, 46 with animal contact data were further analyzed. Of these patients, 56% were male, and 41% were under 18 years of age. Seropositivity was more commonly observed in fall and winter. The most common finding was lymphadenitis (63%). Thirty-five patients (76%) had a previous history of animal contact (cat/dog). Of the 46 seropositive patients, 78.3, 15.2, 4.4, and 2.1% had titers of 1:80, 1:160, 1:320, and 1:640, respectively.Our study confirms that CSD is not rare in Turkey. Thus, it should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with lymphadenopathy in all age groups, particularly children. Questioning of cat exposure should never be neglected, especially in areas with intense population of stray cats, such as Istanbul.

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Bartonella henselae IgM seropositivity in both adult and pediatric patients with diverse clinical conditions in Turkey

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“…Kedi tırmığı hastalığında azitromisin birinci gün 500 mg, diğer günler 250 mg/gün olmak üzere 5 gün süreyle uygulanır. Basilli anjiyomatozda ise 4 hafta süreyle eritromisin ya da doksisiklin önerilir (2,(53)(54)(55)(56).…”

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Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Diagnosis and Therapy

Ak¹,

Diktaş²,

Şenbayrak³

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Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) can be seen in a variety of clinical features, from mild infection to life-threatening serious necrotizing infections. Etiology of SSTIs vary according to geographical characteristics, patient's immunity, and risk factors. In recent years, complicated SSTIs are more frequent due to increase in the elderly and immunosuppressed patient population. Management of these infections becomes more difficult with the increase of resistant microorganisms. In this review article, SSTIs, both complicated and non-complicated, were classified on the basis of clinical view and patient characteristics, and recent changes related to diagnosis and treatment were reviewed in accordance with the recommendations of international guidelines. In addition, infectious diseases such as anthrax and tularemia were briefly outlined, of which epidemiological studies in Turkey are performed.

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Lenfadenopatinin Nadir Teşhis Konulan Bir Nedeni: Kedi Tırmığı Hastalığı

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Gökduman²,

Yasar³

2021

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Kedi tırmığı hastalığı Bartonella henselae isimli bakterinin neden olduğu zoonotik bir enfeksiyon hastalığıdır. Olgu sunumumuzda 27 yaşında uzun süren yüksek ateş, iştahsızlık, kilo kaybı, terleme, halsizlik, baş ağrısı ve bilateral servikal lenfadenopati ile başvuran, birçok bakteriyel ve viral ajan açısından araştırılan, lenfoproliferatif hastalıklar ve malignite açısından tetkik edilen hastamız ele alınmıştır. Eksizyonel biyopsi yapılan ve histolojik incelemede granülomatöz lenfadenit görülen, serolojik incelemede B. henselae antikorları yüksek titrede pozitif tespit edilen hastamızın anamnezi derinleştirilip şüpheli kedi teması açısından sorgulandığında 3 ay önce sağ dizinde bulunan açık yaranın kedi tarafından yalandığı öğrenilmiştir. Kedi tırmığı hastalığı akut, subakut ve kronik lenfadenopatinin önemli bir nedenidir. Ülkemizde sporadik olarak görülmekle birlikte son yıllarda yapılan serolojik çalışmalar enfeksiyonun tanı konulandan çok daha yaygın olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Kedi tırmığı hastalığı lenfadenopati ile başvuran hastalarda ayırıcı tanıda mutlaka akla getirilmelidir.

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Two Cases of Cat Scratch Disease: A Rare Zoonotic Infectious Disease

Cited by 4 publications

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Bartonella henselae IgM seropositivity in both adult and pediatric patients with diverse clinical conditions in Turkey

Bartonella henselae IgM seropositivity in both adult and pediatric patients with diverse clinical conditions in Turkey

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Diagnosis and Therapy

Lenfadenopatinin Nadir Teşhis Konulan Bir Nedeni: Kedi Tırmığı Hastalığı

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