Positional Hand Pallor and Isolated Epitrochlear Lymphadenitis Secondary to Bartonella henselae Infection.

Authors

  • Siti Nuradliah Jamil Postgraduate Family Medicine Student, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
  • Ilham Ameera Ismail Lecturer, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
  • Siti Fatimah Badlishah Sham Lecturer, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
  • Norliana Dalila Mohamad Ali Lecturer, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v20i4.54152

Keywords:

Hand pallor; Epitrochlear lymphadenopathy; Bartonella henselae

Abstract

Cat scratch disease is a communicable disease caused by the Bartonella henselae bacteria. Regional lymphadenopathy is the hallmark of cat scratch disease and about 75% of lymphadenopathy cases are localized in the head and neck region. An epitrochlear lymphadenopathy is a rare condition at any age and often misdiagnosed as it is not normally palpable. External compression of an enlarged epitrochlear lymph node compromising vascularity was not mentioned in any literature before. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with right positional ipsilateral hand pallor and epitrochlear lymphadenitis with serological evidence of Bartonella henselae infection.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(4) 2021 p.914-917

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Published

2021-06-18

How to Cite

Jamil, S. N., Ismail, I. A., Sham, S. F. B., & Mohamad Ali, N. D. (2021). Positional Hand Pallor and Isolated Epitrochlear Lymphadenitis Secondary to Bartonella henselae Infection. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 20(4), 914–917. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v20i4.54152

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2021)

Section

Case Reports

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