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Cat-Scratch Disease

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.

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Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.400.126.100.150, C15.604.315.249

MeSH Unique ID: D002372

Entry Terms:

  • Cat-Scratch Diseases
  • Inoculation Lymphoreticulosis
  • Inoculation Lymphoreticuloses
  • Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculation
  • Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculation
  • Inoculative Lymphoreticulosis
  • Inoculative Lymphoreticuloses
  • Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculative
  • Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculative
  • Bartonella henselae Infection
  • Bartonella henselae Infections
  • Infection, Bartonella henselae
  • Infections, Bartonella henselae
  • Cat Scratch Fever
  • Cat Scratch Fevers
  • Fever, Cat Scratch
  • Scratch Fever, Cat
  • Cat Scratch Disease
  • Cat Scratch Diseases
  • Scratch Disease, Cat
  • Scratch Diseases, Cat
  • Catscratch Disease
  • Catscratch Diseases

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