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Cat scratch fever, also known as cat scratch disease (CSD), is a bacterial infection caused by Bartonella henselae commonly found in cats. It can be transmitted to humans through scratches, bites, or contact with cat saliva, leading to symptoms like fever, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes.
Baranowski K, Huang B.
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Scripta Scientifica Medica, 2014 Approximately 24,000 people are infected with cat scratch disease (CSD) every year. CSD is caused by the bacteria Bartonella henselae, a gram-negative bacteria most often transmitted to humans through a bite or scratch from an infected cat or kitten. Although CSD is often a benign and self-limiting condition, it can affect any major organ system in the
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Hepatosplenic Cat Scratch Disease and Prolonged Fever: When To Add Corticosteroids?
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2022 The indications for use of corticosteroids for persistent fever in cat scratch disease are controversial. We report the case of a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with systemic cat scratch disease, who presented with fever for 28 days and focal hepatosplenic ...
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Cat Scratch Disease and Bartonellaceae: The Known, the Unknown and the Curious.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2021 Since the early 1900s, Bartonella species were known only to cause human disease resulting from very restricted geographic (bartonellosis) or environmental influences ("trench fever").
K. Zangwill
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Cureus, 2021 Infection with Bartonella henselae,a gram-negative coccobacillus, most frequently presents as cat-scratch disease (CSD) and often accompanies a recent history of cat bite or scratch.
Rohit Sharma +3 more
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Opsoclonus Associated With Cat Scratch Disease
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023 A 49-year-old woman presented with fever, malaise, and enlarged left axillary lymph nodes after a cat bit her left hand, leading to the diagnosis of cat scratch disease.
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Cat-scratch disease in young male: a case report
International Surgery Journal, 2021 Cat scratch disease (CSD) is an infectious disease caused by infected cat when it scratches a person hard enough to break the surface of skin. Although it’s a rare disease, the frequency of disease is 1 in 10,000 people.
Nagamallesh C. S. +2 more
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Difficulties in diagnosing cat scratch disease in children
Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2023 Cat scratch disease (CSD), a zoonotic infection caused mainly by the bacterium Bartonella henselae (B.henselae), is widespread throughout the world. The main carriers of B.henselae are domestic cats that get infected by fleas.
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[Cat-scratch disease with multiple bone involvement].
Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria, 2021 Cat-scratch disease is produced by the bacterium Bartonella henselae, a gram-negative bacillus transmitted through cutaneous inoculation by a cat or dog's scratch or bite.
Cynthia Slaifstein +7 more
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Atypical form of cat scratch disease in immunocompetent patient [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction. Cat scratch disease (CSD) is an acute infectious disease with benign course caused by the bacteria Bartonella henselae. Clinically, it is usually manifested as regional lymphadenopathy and mild infective syndrome.
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