The clinical analysis of cat scratch diseases with enlarged masses / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#In order to raise awareness of CSD and reduce misdiagnosis, we study the manisfection and treatment of CSD with enlarged masses.@*METHOD@#A retrospective study was carried out among the 10 identified patients with CSD on the basis of compatible clinical presentation and confirmatory pathology results for CSD.@*RESULT@#All the 10 patient's first symptoms were masses at some part of the body, more common in the neck. The ratio was 5% at neck, 3% at armpit, 1% at upper, 1% at groin. Two patients had low heat, increased leukocyte and larger masses of more than 2 cm in diameter After surgical resection, and anti-inflammatory treatment. All the patients were cured after surgery and postoperative anti-inflammatory treatment, and there was no recurrence during the 7-year follow-up.@*CONCLUSION@#If patients were diagnosed and treated timely, the prognosis will be good. For the cases with extremely enlarged lymphonodus, surgical operation followed by antimicrobial chemotherapy will be a effective treatment.