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Cat-Scratch Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Entry terms

  • Bartonella henselae Infection
  • Cat Scratch Disease
  • Catscratch Disease
  • Cat Scratch Fever
  • Inoculation Lymphoreticulosis
  • Inoculative Lymphoreticulosis

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KMC2QLQN-X

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