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Cat at home? Cat scratch disease with atypical presentations and aggressive radiological findings mimicking sarcoma, a potential diagnostic pitfall

Florian Amerstorfera Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz
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Jasminka Igrecb Division of General Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz
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Thomas Valentinc Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz
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Andreas Leithnera Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz
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Lukas Leitnera Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz
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Mathias Glehra Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz
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Jörg Friesenbichlera Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz
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Iva Brcicd Diagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Neue Graz, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marko Bergoveca Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz
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Pages 753-759 | Published online: 24 Jun 2021

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