Hi Connie:

Do you mean that you have two skin biopsies showing features of Cat
Scratch disease?  We have IHC for Bartonella henselae and I am checking
with our Molecular Pathologist to see if he has primers.

Rich Cartun

>>> connie grubaugh  07/25/02 12:34AM >>>

My Dermatopathologist have two cases of cat scratch and both
individuals 
have never had contact with cats.  So now we think that it must be 


>>> connie grubaugh  07/25/02 12:34AM >>>

My Dermatopathologist have two cases of cat scratch and both
individuals 
have never had contact with cats.  So now we think that it must be 
mosquitoes, but the only way they think they can solve this is to do a
pcr 
on paraffin slides.
If anyone does this please let me know so we can send you whatever you
might 
need to perform this test.
Please email me.
Thanks Connie Grubaugh
Labortory Medical Consultants
Las Vegas Nevada


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