Bartonella henselae Infection Mimicking a Splenic Lymphoma
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (12), 935-936
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540110076705
Abstract
We report a Bartonella henselae infection in a 40-y-old patient who presented with fever, weight loss, night sweats, elevated lactate dehydrogenase and multinodular splenomegaly with multiple abdominal lymphadenopathies. Splenic cat-scratch disease is an exceptional diagnosis in adults and can easily be mistaken for a splenic lymphoma, thereby leading to an unnecessary splenectomy.Keywords
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