cat-scratch fever

A self-limited regional lymphadenitis of children/adolescents, caused by close contact with or being scratched by household pets; 95% are due to cats—especially kittens—5% to dogs Epidemiology ± 22,000/year—US 2,000 hospitalizations; most cases occur in those under age 20, more common in men, often in fall and winter; fleas may be vectors
Agent Bartonella henselae, formerly Rochalimaea henselae
Diagnosis History, indirect fluorescence
Management Gentamycin, ciprofloxacin

cat-scratch fever

A disease caused by an unknown organism transmitted by the scratch of a cat. A small, red, crusted swelling develops at the site of the scratch, local lymph nodes become swollen and tender and form abscesses, and there is fever, headache and loss of appetite.

Petzetakis,

M., Petzetakis syndrome - possible virus of Chlamydia. Synonym(s): cat-scratch feverPetzetakis-Takos syndrome - keratitis, eyelid edema, and other eye ailments caused by severe malnutrition.

单词	cat-scratch fever
释义	cat-scratch fever cat-scratch fever n (Veterinary Science) a disease of humans caused by an organism, Bartonella henselae, usually resulting from a scratch by a cat and characterized by lymph node enlargement EncyclopediaSeecat scratch disease cat-scratch fever A self-limited regional lymphadenitis of children/adolescents, caused by close contact with or being scratched by household pets; 95% are due to cats—especially kittens—5% to dogs Epidemiology ± 22,000/year—US 2,000 hospitalizations; most cases occur in those under age 20, more common in men, often in fall and winter; fleas may be vectors Agent Bartonella henselae, formerly Rochalimaea henselae Diagnosis History, indirect fluorescence Management Gentamycin, ciprofloxacin cat-scratch fever A disease caused by an unknown organism transmitted by the scratch of a cat. A small, red, crusted swelling develops at the site of the scratch, local lymph nodes become swollen and tender and form abscesses, and there is fever, headache and loss of appetite. Petzetakis, M., Petzetakis syndrome - possible virus of Chlamydia. Synonym(s): cat-scratch feverPetzetakis-Takos syndrome - keratitis, eyelid edema, and other eye ailments caused by severe malnutrition. See CSF See CSF
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