The recent Image in Clinical Medicine entitled "Cat Scratch Disease" might convey the misleading message that masses assumed to be caused by either B. henselae (cat scratch), as shown, or mycobacteria (e.g., Mycobacterium avium complex and others) should be treated with direct puncture and drainage.Such an erroneous approach frequently leads to a draining sinus with an avoid-The New England
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