We present a case involving a 74-year-old woman with cat scratch disease characterized by an enlarged and hard axillary lymph node as well as a palpable breast nodule mimicking a carcinoma. The lymph node and the breast nodule were excised. The pathologic examinations revealed granulomatous lymphadenitis with gram-negative bacilli and an intraductal papilloma. Antibiotic therapy (azithromycin) was prescribed and the patient’s clinical evolution was excellent.
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Marques, L. C., Pincerato, K., Yoshimura, A. A., Andrade, F. E. M., & de Barros, A. C. S. D. (2018). Cat scratch disease presenting as axillary lymphadenopathy and a palpable benign mammary nodule mimicking a carcinoma. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 51(2), 247–248. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0362-2016
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