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Bartonella henselae infection mimicking a splenic lymphoma.

Abstract
We report a Bartonella henselae infection in a 40-y-old patient who presented with fever, weight loss, night sweats, elevated lactate dehydrogenase and multinodular splenomegaly with multiple abdominal lymphadenopathies. Splenic cat-scratch disease is an exceptional diagnosis in adults and can easily be mistaken for a splenic lymphoma, thereby leading to an unnecessary splenectomy.
AuthorsD Ghez, L Bernard, E Bayou, F Bani-Sadr, C Vallée, C Perronne
JournalScandinavian journal of infectious diseases (Scand J Infect Dis) Vol. 33 Issue 12 Pg. 935-6 ( 2001) ISSN: 0036-5548 [Print] England
PMID11868771 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Bartonella henselae (isolation & purification)
  • Cat-Scratch Disease (diagnosis, physiopathology)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma (diagnosis)
  • Male
  • Splenic Neoplasms (diagnosis)
  • Splenomegaly

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