Hepatosplenic cat scratch disease treated with corticosteroids

Bryant, K
Marshall, G S

Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 571 S Floyd Street, Suite 321, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Correspondence to: Dr K Bryant, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; [email protected]

Accepted 03 September 2002

Archives of Disease in Childhood 88(4):p 345-346, April 2003.

A 3 year old girl with hepatosplenic cat scratch disease developed prolonged fever unresponsive to treatment with multiple antibiotics, including gentamicin, azithromycin, rifampin, and ciprofloxacin. Fever resolved with corticosteroid treatment.