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Isolated mediastinal necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenopathy due to cat-scratch disease

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We report a patient suffering from cat-scratch disease limited to mediastinal lymphadenitis. Although rare, cat-scratch disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenitis, especially when patients were exposed to cats.

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  1. Service of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

    A. Lovis & R. Lazor

  2. Service of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

    O. Clerc, K. Jaton & G. Greub

  3. Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria (CRIB), Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Bugnon 48, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    G. Greub

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Lovis, A., Clerc, O., Lazor, R. et al. Isolated mediastinal necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenopathy due to cat-scratch disease. Infection 42, 153–154 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0484-1

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