Hepatosplenic abscesses in an immunocompetent child with cat-scratch disease from Peru

• Main Authors: Alexis Alfaro del Pozo (Author), Michelle Angulo-Cruzado (Author), Ricardo Amenero-Vega (Author), Alexander Álvarez-Lulichac (Author), Hugo Fernández-Cosavalente (Author), Joshuan Barboza-Meca (Author), Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a zoonotic infection caused by Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae. The typical manifestations of CSD include regional lymphadenitis and fever. However, CSD can have a wide variety of clinical manifestations that can lead to incorrect diagnoses an...