cat scratch disease

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Related to cat scratch disease: Bartonella henselae

cat scratch disease

[′kat ¦skrach di‚zēz]

(medicine)

A benign systematic illness in humans characterized by malaise, fever, and a granulomatous lymphadenitis; the causative organism has not been identified. Also known as benign lymphoreticulosis.

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Seroprevalence of antibodies to Bartonella henselae in patients with cat scratch disease and in healthy controls: evaluation and comparison of two commercial serological tests.

Axillary lymphadenitis in an adolescent patient/Adolesan bir hastada aksiller lenfadenit

Diagnosis of cat scratch disease with detection of Bartonella henselae by PCR: a study of patients with lymph node enlargement.

Clinicopathologic correlation of epidemiologic and histopathologic features of pediatric bacterial lymphadenitis

Children who have been treated with chemotherapy or suffer from abnormalities of the immune system are at high risk of developing severe forms of cat scratch disease and should avoid close contacts with kittens.

Cat scratch disease

The Bartonella Henselae IGG Titer was 1:1024, supportive of the diagnosis of Cat Scratch Disease (CSD).

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In a trial carried out in Switzerland, 20 of 20 (100%) children with cat scratch disease (CSD) had high IFA titers of antibody to B.

Deteccion de anticuerpos contra Anaplasma, Bartonella and Coxiella en habitantes rurales de un area del caribe Colombiano

Serologic results for cat scratch disease encephalitis patients, by age, date of onset, and date of serum specimen - Broward and Palm Beach counties, Florida, 1994

Encephalitis associated with cat scratch disease - Broward and Palm Beach Counties, Florida, 1994

Cat scratch disease is caused by the bacteria Bartonella henselae, which is spread primarily by fleas among cats and less commonly among dogs.

Cat scratch fever spikes in January: the CDC reports a higher incidence of overall cases, but there's no need to panic--the disease is preventable

Objectives: To describe ocular manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of cat scratch disease.

Diverse clinical signs of ocular involvement in cat scratch disease

Cat scratch disease caused by Bartonella henselae is a major cause of unilateral reginal lymphadenitis in children and adults (1).

Human lymphadenopathy caused by ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia

Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) caused by Bartonella henselae, is a self limited zoonotic disease that is relatively common among children and adolescents.

Visceral involvement and inguinal lymphadenopathy: a rare case of cat scratch disease/Visseral yayilim ve inguinal lenfadenopati: nadir bir kedi tirmigi hastaligi olgusu

Cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, and other infections due to Rochalimaea.