Cat scratch disease: What to do with the cat? [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Purpose: Cat scratch disease (CSD) frequently has ophthalmologic manifestations. The ophthalmologist's approach to treating neuroretinitis is familiar, but few eye care providers are comfortable answering the next question of “what do I do with my cat ...
Avital Lily Okrent Smolar +4 more
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Cat-scratch disease manifesting as uveitis and binocular fundus nodular lesions: a case report [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2023 Background Cat-scratch disease typically presents with various ocular manifestations such as uveitis, vitritis, retinitis, retinochoroiditis, and optic neuritis. However, fundus nodular lesions was rarely reported. In our study, we reported a case of Cat-
Hao Hong +5 more
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Serous labyrinthitis as a manifestation of cat scratch disease: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Cat scratch disease is an infectious disease transmitted by young cats, in which the principal causative factor is Bartonella henselae. The typical course of cat scratch disease is usually benign and self-limited and requires only supportive
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Cat scratch disease without a history of cat exposure [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 A patient complaining of swelling and tenderness in her left axilla was diagnosed with cat scratch disease despite no apparent history of cat exposure. Zoonosis can occur even in the absence of cat exposure because cat flea Ctenocephalides felis is also ...
Kosuke Oka +3 more
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Diagnosis and interpretation of testing for cat scratch disease. [PDF]
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent), 2022 Cat scratch disease (CSD) is an infectious disease caused by Bartonella henselae that presents as regional lymphadenopathy which can appear within weeks after a cat scratch. There is no gold standard for diagnosis.
Khalfe N, Lin D.
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The Clinical Profile of Cat-Scratch Disease’s Neuro-Ophthalmological Effects
Brain Sciences, 2022 Cat-scratch disease is an illness caused by Bartonella henselae that occurs as a result of contact with an infected kitten or dog, such as a bite or scratch.
Sanda Jurja +8 more
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Limitations of Serological Diagnosis of Typical Cat Scratch Disease and Recommendations for the Diagnostic Procedure. [PDF]
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol, 2023 Introduction Cat scratch disease (CSD) is the most common cause of bacterial infectious lymphadenopathy, especially in children, but its diagnosis still remains challenging.
Koutantou M +5 more
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Atypical Manifestations of Cat-Scratch Disease, United States, 2005–2014
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Atypical manifestations that can be severe and difficult to diagnosis develop in 5%–20% of patients with cat-scratch disease. To clarify the epidemiology of atypical cat-scratch disease in the United States, we analyzed data from the 2005–2014 MarketScan
Courtney C. Nawrocki +3 more
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Cat Scratch Disease: 9 Years of Experience at a Pediatric Center. [PDF]
Open Forum Infect Dis, 2022 Background A more complete understanding of the epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical features of cat scratch disease (CSD) in children could help guide patient care.
Amin O +15 more
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing may assist diagnosis of cat-scratch disease. [PDF]
Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 2022 Bartonella henselae, the pathogen that causes cat-scratch disease (CSD), is relatively rare in the clinic. CSD usually causes mild clinical manifestations, which self-heal in a matter of weeks.
Li M, Yan K, Jia P, Wei E, Wang H.
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