AUTHOR=Waseem Radeyah , Seher Muskan , Ghazal Sohiba , Shah Hussain Haider , Habiba Ume 

TITLE=Cat scratch disease in a 23-year-old male–Case report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1046666

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.1046666

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Cat-scratch disease is an infectious disease that usually presents with fever and tender lymphadenopathy. This infectious disease most often results from a scratch or bite of a cat. The course of this disease depends on the patient’s immunity status. CSD sometimes present as a systemic disease and leads to various disease entities. 
Here, we describe a case of a 23-year-old male exhibiting fever, generalized weakness and neck swelling. He was started on inotropic drug (meropenem) for low blood pressure and antibiotics (Azithromycin) for fever. Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) serology came out negative. Histopathology ruled out tuberculosis, malignancy and confirmed necrotizing/ suppurative granulomatous inflammation. These features favor the diagnosis of CSD.