Cat-Scratch Disease
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
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.