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Fırat Tıp Dergisi |
2009, Cilt 14, Sayı 4, Sayfa(lar) 268-270 |
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A Rare Case Misinterpreted as Breast Cancer: Cat Scratch Disease |
Abdullah BÖYÜK1, Cemal ÜSTÜN2, Özgen ARSLAN SOLMAZ3, Hasan Baki ALTINSOY4, Oktay BANLI1 |
1Sağlık Bakanlığı, Elazığ Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, ELAZIĞ, Türkiye 2Sağlık Bakanlığı, Elazığ Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, ELAZIĞ, Türkiye 3Sağlık Bakanlığı, Elazığ Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Bölümü, ELAZIĞ, Türkiye 4Sağlık Bakanlığı, Elazığ Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Radyoloji Bölümü, Görüntüleme Merkezi, ELAZIĞ, Türkiye |
Cat scratch disease is slow progressing disease that is mostly seen in children and young adults and is characterized with regional lymphadenopathy. It
is caused by Bartonella henseleae. The causative agent is commonly transmitted from cats to human. The disease is presented with regional
lymphadenopathy, fever, fatigue and weakness. A 44-year-old woman admitted to General Surgery Policlinic with right axillary mass was interned.
Axillary lymphadenopathy was detected in her physical examination and the aspiration cytology was performed. It was reported that the axillary
lymphadenopathy was interpreted as the suspicion of axillary lymph node involvement of breast cancer. Subsequently, the excisional biopsy of
axillary lymphadenopathy was performed and the histopathological examination revealed the granulomatous lymphadenitis consistent with cat scratch
disease. Cat scratch disease should be kept in mind in patients admitted with axillary lymphadenopathy without infectious findings.
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