Abstract
Cat scratch disease is an infectious lymphadenitis frequently occurring in children and adolescents. We present the magnetic resonance imaging findings of two patients with this disease. In both cases, lymphadenopathy was characterized by extensive stranding of the surrounding soft tissues, consistent with the inflammatory nature of this condition. Magnetic resonance imaging can be diagnostic and may obviate the need for invasive means of evaluation in patients suspected of having cat scratch disease.
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Holt, P.D., de Lange, E.E. Cat scratch disease: magnetic resonance imaging findings. Skeletal Radiol. 24, 437–440 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00941241
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