Cat scratch disease- a case report

Authors

  • BH Nazma Yasmeen Associate Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics Northern International Medical College, Dhaka
  • Rowshan Akhter Jahan Medical Officer, MD part-II student, Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka
  • Shafi Ahmed Assistant Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics Northern International Medical College, Dhaka
  • Mahfuza Hussain Junior Consultant, Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka
  • Abbas Uddin Khan Associate Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics Taiyerunnesa Medical College, Gazipur
  • Jostna Ara Begum Associate Professor, Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka
  • Md Mahabubul Hoque Associate Professor, Dept. of Neonatology, Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/nimcj.v5i1.23121

Abstract

We are reporting a case of a 10 year old boy admitted in Dhaka Shishu (Children) hospital with the complaints of swelling of both side of inguinal region for 2 months, tenderness of the same area for 1 month and low grade fever for 2 months. With the history and physical examination of the patients our differential diagnosis was Tuberculosis/Lymphoma/Cat scratch disease (CSD). He had only a history of contact with a kitten for 1 week 3 months back but no history of cat scratch or bite. Lymph node biopsy revealed that it was a case of Cat scratch disease.

Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.5(1) 2013: 316-317

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BH Nazma Yasmeen, Associate Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics Northern International Medical College, Dhaka



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Published

2015-04-29

How to Cite

Yasmeen, B. N., Jahan, R. A., Ahmed, S., Hussain, M., Khan, A. U., Begum, J. A., & Hoque, M. M. (2015). Cat scratch disease- a case report. Northern International Medical College Journal, 5(1), 316–317. https://doi.org/10.3329/nimcj.v5i1.23121

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Case Reports