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An unusual case of cat-scratch disease from Bartonella quintana mimicking inflammatory breast cancer in a 50-year-old woman.
- Source :
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The breast journal [Breast J] 2003 Nov-Dec; Vol. 9 (6), pp. 497-500. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Cat-scratch disease of the breast has been previously reported. This report describes a very unusual case of cat-scratch disease of the breast caused by Bartonella quintana in which the clinical and radiographic presentation mimicked that of inflammatory breast cancer.
- Subjects :
- Axilla
Breast Diseases diagnostic imaging
Breast Diseases microbiology
Breast Diseases pathology
Breast Neoplasms diagnosis
Cat-Scratch Disease diagnostic imaging
Cat-Scratch Disease microbiology
Cat-Scratch Disease pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes microbiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mammography
Middle Aged
Bartonella quintana isolation & purification
Breast Diseases diagnosis
Cat-Scratch Disease diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1075-122X
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The breast journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14616946
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09615.x