From: Hepatosplenic abscesses in an immunocompetent child with cat-scratch disease from Peru
# | Type | N | Year of publication | Age (cases) or age-range (series) | Gender | Location | Clinical presentation | Abscess(es) | Treatment | Outcome | Reference |
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1 | Case reports | 2 | 1996 | 5-year-olda | Male | Houston, TX, USA | Abdominal pain and fever | Hepatosplenic abscesses | Rifampin | Cured | [20] |
4-year-olda | Male | Rhinorrhea and fever | Hepatosplenic abscesses | Rifampin | Cured | ||||||
2 | 1 | 1999 | 7-year-old | Male | Verona, Italy | Regional lymphoadenitis | Hepatosplenic micro-abscesses | Not reported | Cured | [18] | |
3 | 1 | 2003 | 3-year-old | Female | Phildelphia, PA, USA | Orbital abscess and osteomyelitis | Hepatosplenic abscesses | Ampicillin–sulbactam plus rifampin | Cured | [36] | |
4 | 1 | 2016 | 16-month-old | Male | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Disseminated | Hepatosplenic micro-abscesses, resolved after 4 months | Azithromycin | Cured | [15] | |
5 | Case series | 11 | 1997 | 1.5–13 years-old | Male: 12, female: 7 | Atlanta, GA, USA | Fever of unknown origin | Splenic: 11, hepatic: 3 | Gentamicin, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole, rifampin and ciprofloxacin | Cured | [19] |
6 | 19 | 1999 | 2–8 years-old | Male: 5, female: 6 | Houston, TX, USA | Fever and abdominal pain | Hepatosplenic: 13, hepatic: 3, splenic: 3 | Gentamicin, rifampin, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole, ampicillin | Cured | [37] | |
Current | 1 | 2019 | 3-year-old | Male | Trujillo, Peru | Persistent fever | Hepatosplenic micro-abscesses | Azithromycin | Cured | – | |
Total | 36 | 1999–2016 | 16-month–old to 13 year-old | Male: 22, female: 14 | USA: 33, Italy: 1, Taiwan: 1, Peru: 1 | – | Hepatosplenic: 30, hepatic: 6, splenic: 3 | Rifampin: 22, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole: 13, gentamicin: 10 | All cured | – |