American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 19, Issue 7 1294-1295, Copyright © 1998 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Cat-scratch disease with an extraaxial mass
DJ Roebuck
Department of Radiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia.
CT and MR imaging of the brain and gallium-67 scintigraphy showed an enhancing, gallium-avid mass in the left middle cranial fossa of a 10- year-old girl. Craniotomy revealed an inflammatory mass related to the left trigeminal nerve. The lesion contained rodlike bacteria, and serologic tests were positive for cat-scratch disease. Neurologic involvement in cat-scratch disease is uncommon, and the presence of organisms in neural tissue has not been reported.