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Abstract
Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a benign, self-limited cause of lymphadenitis occurring
mainly in children and young adults. Its etiology is a delicate, small gramnegative
pleomorphic bacillus. Less common manifestations of CSD are seen in 5% of patients
and include Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome (with enlargement of the preauricular
nodes), parotid gland enlargement, encephalitis, radiculopathy, pneumonitis, erythema
nodosum, thrombocytopenia, and lytic bone lesions. We describe a patient in whom magnetic
resonance imaging initially detected subtle vertebral bone marrow abnormalities that
correlated with the site of abnormality on a subsequent radionuclide bone scan.
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Publication history
Accepted:
April 13,
1994
Received in revised form:
April 10,
1994
Received:
January 10,
1994
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© 1995 Published by Elsevier Inc.
