"Cat-Scratch Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002372
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.126.100.150 C01.252.400.200 C15.604.315.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Cat-Scratch Disease- Cat-Scratch Disease
- Cat Scratch Disease
- Disease, Cat-Scratch
- Cat Scratch Fever
- Cat Scratch Fevers
- Fever, Cat Scratch
- Inoculative Lymphoreticulosis
- Inoculative Lymphoreticuloses
- Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculative
- Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculative
- Catscratch Disease
- Disease, Catscratch
- Bartonella henselae Infection
- Bartonella henselae Infections
- Infection, Bartonella henselae
- Inoculation Lymphoreticulosis
- Inoculation Lymphoreticuloses
- Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculation
- Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculation
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cat-Scratch Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Cat scratch disease. Identification of bacteria in seven cases of lymphadenitis. Am J Surg Pathol. 1986 Apr; 10(4):276-81.