[Elbow abscess revealing cat-scratch disease: about a case]. / Abcès du coude révélant la maladie des griffes du chat: à propos d'un cas.

Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a common cause of chronic benign lymphadenopathy in the child and the young adult. Bartonella henselae is the agent responsible for this disease. Common symptoms include regional lymphadenopathy associated with fever. We report a clinically atypical and potentially misleading case of a 18-year old girl with CSD revealed by elbow abscess.