[Tuberculous adenitis: Experience from an immediate assistance unit].

Introduction: In the clinical medicine's immediate assistance unit, care is focused on outpatients with diseases that require early diagnosis, such as tuberculous adenitis (TA). The aim was to describe clinical features, complementary studies and procedures performed in patients with a diagnosis confirmed by bacteriology or pathological anatomy of TA.

Methods: Observational, descriptive, retrospective.

[Cat-scratch disease, clinical features in adults].

Introduction: Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is caused by Bartonella henselae and it is under-recognized in adults because it mainly affects children. Clinical course is commonly benign and self-limited; occasionally, there may be systemic involvement.

Methods: Case-series study carried out in a tertiary care hospital in Buenos Aires suburbs.

[Nicolau syndrome].

Nicolau syndrome is a rare complication of the parenteral application of various drugs. It is characterized by the appearance of pain, followed by edema, erythema, and then a necrotic plaque. We present the case of a 31-year-old male with this syndrome, after the application of intramuscular benzathine penicillin.