Unilateral ocular manifestation of cat-scratch disease in a 13-year-old child: Case report

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  • Dr.Mopamboli Patty Mboli Lions Sight First Eye Unit, Mzuzu Central Hospital, Mzuzu, Malawi
  • Mr.Msopole Benjamin Tenson Lions Sight First Eye Unit, Mzuzu Central Hospital, Mzuzu, Malawi.
  • Nyambalo Phillip Chisomo Lions Sight First Eye Unit, Mzuzu Central Hospital, Mzuzu, Malawi.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64666/joecsa.2025.10

Keywords:

Cat-scratch disease, Neuroretinitis, Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome

Abstract

Cat-Scratch Disease (CSD) is a zoonotic infection caused by gram-negative facultative intracellular bacillus
bartonella henselae. Ocular manifestations of Cat-scratch disease include Parinauds oculoglandular syndrome,
uveitis, vitritis and neuroretinitis. Although there is wide range of ocular manifestations of Cat-scratch disease,
the concurrent presentation of Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome and neuroretinitis is rare. We present
a case of a 13-year-old girl with cat-scratch disease who developed both conditions in the left eye following
multiple cat scratches. The patient was treated with intravenous gentamycin, oral doxycycline and tapering oral
prednisolone. Her visual acuity improved from hand movement to 6/9 in the left eye and ocular inflammation
resolved by discharge.

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2025-09-18

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Mopamboli Mboli, P., Msopole Tenson, B., & Nyambalo Chisomo, P. (2025). Unilateral ocular manifestation of cat-scratch disease in a 13-year-old child: Case report. Journal of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (JOECSA), 14(2). https://doi.org/10.64666/joecsa.2025.10

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2025): Volume 14, Number 2, July 2025 - Journal of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa

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