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We present a case of cat-scratch disease in a 9 year old girl,complicated by encephalopathy and seizures.Bartonella,(formerly Rochalimaea)henselae is the causative agent in cat-scratch disease;methods are now available for detection of this pleomorphic gram negative bacterium including polymerase chain reaction amplification and indirect fluorescence antibody testing may lead to changes in standard criteria used to verify a diagnosis of cat-scratch disease. |
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