Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The case describes a seven-year-old boy with a painful swelling in the right armpit. After excluding a neoplastic condition and noting recent contact with cats, Cat Scratch Disease was diagnosed, confirmed by positive serology for Bartonella henselae. Treatment with azithromycin led to improvement.
Authors: Flavia Di Noto, Simona Scalzo, Irene Ganci, Michele Melfa, Giovanni La Cagnina, Rosalia Lisa Palermo, Domenico Cipolla
Institution: University of Palermo
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4403409036