Enfermedad por arañazo de gato: reporte de un caso clínico / Cat-scratch disease: report of 1 clinical case

ABSTRACT

Cat-Scratch disease is an infections pathology wich clinical manifestations are a pesistent benign lymphadenopaty, mild fever and malaise. This illness is recognized since 1931 but the microoganism wasn ït identified until 1988. The agent of this disease is gram negative bacterium named Bartonella henselac. A clinical case is presented of a female of 38 years old that presented a persistent enlargement of a submental nodule other systemic manifestations of this illness. This article sumarizes the relevant clinical manifestations, the diagnostics methods and the way to treat this disease