Cat-scratch disease with bulky lymphadenopathy. A case report

Abstract

Cat-scratch disease is an uncommon cause of lymphadenopathy in India. It occurs in children and presents as a regional lymphadenopathy. It is a benign, self-limiting disease caused by Bartonella henselae, a bacterium. Clinically, a wide spectrum of differential diagnosis such as tuberculosis, Epstein Barr virus infection, malignancies like lymphomas and metastases may be considered and should be ruled out before the treatment is decided. We report this case, as the patient presented with a very large sized lymph node, giving a clinical suspicion of lymphoma.