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Granulomatous hepatitis in cat-scratch disease

Ultrasound and CT observations

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A male two year old was admitted to the hospital with a one month history of fever. The physical examination was unrevealing. Abdominal ultrasound revealed multiple, circumscribed regions of low attenuation in the liver and a parapancreatic mass. Laparotomy and biopsy revealed multiple nodules in the liver. The histopathologic findings indicated the child had catscratch disease, which resolved with administration of gentamycin sulfate.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Schneider Children's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 11042, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    J. Port & J. C. Leonidas M.D.

  2. The Long Island Campus of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 11042, New York, NY, USA

    J. Port & J. C. Leonidas M.D.

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Port, J., Leonidas, J.C. Granulomatous hepatitis in cat-scratch disease. Pediatr Radiol 21, 598–599 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012610

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