TABLE 2.
Diagnoses of patients suspected of having cat scratch disease who eventually received another definite diagnosis
| Diagnosis | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Bacterial lymphadenitis | 48 (38.4) |
| Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis | 19 (15.2) |
| Tuberculous lymphadenitis | 8 (6.4) |
| Lymphoma (Hodgkin & non-Hodgkin)-lymphadenopathy | 23 (18.4) |
| Carcinoma/melanoma-metastatic lymphadenopathy | 9 (7.2) |
| Other tumors | 7 (5.6) |
| HIV lymphadenopathy | 3 (2.4) |
| Infected branchial cyst | 3 (2.4) |
| Othersa | 5 (4.0) |
| Total | 125 (100) |
a
Epidermal cyst (2 cases), Kikuchi syndrome (1 case), infectious mononucleosis (1 case), sarcoidosis (1 case).