Cat-Scratch Disease

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Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by afipia felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by bartonella henselae. It usually arises one or more weeks following a feline scratch, with raised inflammatory nodules at the site of the scratch being the primary symptom.

Synonyms:

Cat Scratch Disease
Catscratch Disease
Disease, Cat-Scratch
Disease, Catscratch
Inoculation Lymphoreticuloses
Inoculation Lymphoreticulosis
Inoculative Lymphoreticuloses
Inoculative Lymphoreticulosis
Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculation
Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculative
Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculation
Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculative

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