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Acute paediatrics
Hepatosplenic cat scratch disease treated with corticosteroids
  1. K Bryant,
  2. G S Marshall
  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 571 S Floyd Street, Suite 321, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr K Bryant, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
    k0brya01{at}athena.louisville.edu

Abstract

A 3 year old girl with hepatosplenic cat scratch disease developed prolonged fever unresponsive to treatment with multiple antibiotics, including gentamicin, azithromycin, rifampin, and ciprofloxacin. Fever resolved with corticosteroid treatment.

  • cat scratch disease
  • corticosteroid
  • fever
  • CSD, cat scratch disease
  • CT, computed tomography
  • PCR, polymerase chain reaction
  • WSR, Westergren sedimentation rate

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.88.4.345

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