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We report on a patient who presented with osteomyelitis of a rib and adjacent abscess as a rare and atypical manifestation of cat-scratch disease. Radiographic findings showed an osteolytic lesion with adjacent mass. Biopsy, serology and polymerase chain reaction technique are essential for the final diagnosis. Prognosis is excellent with full recovery.
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Heye, .S., Matthijs, .P., Wallon, .J. et al. Cat-scratch disease osteomyelitis. Skeletal Radiol 32, 49–51 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-002-0571-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-002-0571-3