cat-scratch disease

Also known as benign lymphoreticulosis, cat scratch fever, Bartonellosis due to Bartonella henselae infection, Debre's syndrome, Debre-Mollaret syndrome, Foshay-Mollaret cat scratch fever, cat scratch disease, CSD

human disease

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Vinony's link graph records 517 inbound references to cat-scratch disease, and connects out to meningococcal disease, Carrion's disease and bacteria.

Vinony files it under Bacterium-related cutaneous conditions, Cat diseases and Zoonoses.

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Key facts

Other names: Cat-scratch fever, felinosis, Teeny's disease, inoculation lymphoreticulosis, subacute regional lymphadenitis
Specialty: Infectious disease
Symptoms: Bump at the site of the bite or scratch, swollen and painful lymph nodes
Complications: Encephalopathy , parotitis , endocarditis , hepatitis
Usual onset: Within 14 days after infection
Causes: Bartonella henselae from a cat bite or scratch
Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, blood tests
Differential diagnosis: Adenitis , brucellosis , lymphogranuloma venereum , lymphoma , sarcoidosis
Treatment: Supportive treatment , azithromycin
Prognosis: Generally good, recovery within 4 months
Frequency: 1 in 10,000 people

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Research

2,884 papers

Cat-scratch Disease.American family physician · 2011
Cat-scratch disease.Pediatrics in review · 2006
Cat-scratch disease.Advances in pediatrics · 1996
Cat scratch disease.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 1971
Cat scratch disease and AIDS.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 1994

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: disease
Image: Cat-scratch-disease.jpg

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health specialty: infectious diseases
exact match: identifiers.org/doid/DOID:11258
NCI Thesaurus ID: C84620
has cause: Bartonella henselae
Commons category: Cat-scratch disease
anatomical location: lymph node
ICD-9-CM: 078.3
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine
symptoms and signs: chills

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Encyclopedic overview

Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is an infectious disease that most often results from a scratch or bite of a cat. Symptoms typically include a non-painful bump or blister at the site of injury and painful and swollen lymph nodes. People may feel tired, have a headache, or a fever. Symptoms typically begin within 3–14 days following infection.

Cat-scratch disease is caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae, which is believed to be spread by the cat's saliva. Young cats pose a greater risk than older cats. The disease can be passed to a human from dog scratches or bites, but this is relatively rare. Diagnosis is generally based on symptoms. Confirmation is possible by blood tests.

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