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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Cat Scratch Disease-A Benign Disease with Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Lymphoma.

Ming Hui Leong, Mohd Jadi Nabillah, Iqbal Hussain Rizuana, Abdullah Asma, Thean Yean Kew, Geok Chin Tan

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ming Hui LeongDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-5550-6207
Mohd Jadi NabillahDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-8234-6491
Iqbal Hussain RizuanaDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-4740-0960
Abdullah AsmaHospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Thean Yean KewDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Geok Chin TanHospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-2289-7619
Hospital Kuala Lumpur · MYNational University of Malaysia · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a benign condition caused by the inoculation of Bartonella henselae. The imaging findings are non-specific, and it is difficult to diagnose the disease via imaging. However, imaging studies help exclude other differential diagnoses in diagnostic dilemmas. We encountered a case of a 17-year-old adolescent who presented with painful neck swelling. CT showed multiple bilateral cervical lymphadenopathies with triangular soft tissue mass at the anterior mediastinum likely to be thymic hyperplasia, which is unusual in CSD and was mistaken for a lymphoproliferative disorder. Tissue diagnosis with a thorough clinical history yielded the diagnosis of cat scratch disease, and follow-up imaging showed resolution of the cervical lymphadenopathy and thymic hyperplasia.

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cat scratch diseasecervical nodesCT scanlymphomathymic hyperplasia

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PMID37510201
PMCPMC10378555
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