Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: February | Volume: 11 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 287-290
Cat-Scratch Disease Presenting as a Post Auricular Swelling in a Young Male
Akansha Yadav1, Bhavika Verma2, Stuti Mathur3, Yogesh. G. Dabholkar4
1Junior Resident in Department of ENT at Dr. D.Y.Patil Hospital and Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
2Assistant Professor in Department of ENT at Dr. D.Y.Patil Hospital and Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
3Junior Resident in Department of ENT at Dr. D.Y.Patil Hospital and Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
4Professor and Head of Department of ENT at Dr. D.Y.Patil Hospital and Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
Corresponding Author: Akansha Yadav
ABSTRACT
Cat-Scratch disease is a relatively common, zoonotic, infectious disease transmitted by young cats that serve as passive vectors for the Bacillus bartonella henselae. Cat Scratch Disease, also known as Cat scratch fever or subacute regional lymphadenitis, is a bacterial infection affecting lymph nodes that drain the sites of inoculation. This is a report of a case of cat scratch disease diagnosed by histopathology report in a patient with a history of left post auricular swelling.
Key words: Cat Scratch disease, Regional Lymphadenitis, Lymph node Biopsy, Zoonoses.