Splenic abscesses in cat scratch disease
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Frederick Cox; Sharon Perlman; Sathyanarayana
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Cat scratch disease is a regional, infectious lymphadenitis caused by a pleomorphic, gram-negative bacillus.' Most patients have a history of a cat scratch or contact. Extension beyond the local site occurs in about 14% of patients, resulting in encephalitis, osteomyelitis, peritonitis, pneumonia, e