Case 212. Bartonellosis (cat scratch disease) (40 y-o F)
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Case 212. Bartonellosis (cat scratch disease) (40 y-o F) |
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Biopsied axillary lymph node,
swollen 2 weeks after bite by a suckling cat
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In the center of the granuloma, small abscess is formed (suppurative granuloma). Langhans-type giant cells are not prominent (HE). Similar suppurative granulomas are seen in tularemia, yersiniasis, lymphogranuloma venereum, melioidosis, Alkaligenes infection and listeriosis. | ||
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