cat-scratch fever

(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

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Blaney, "Osteolysis in cat-scratch fever," Radiology, vol.

Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma--A Case Report and Literature Review

In recent years, bartonellosis has also been recognized as a group of emerging zoonotic infectious diseases comprised of at least a dozen species of the genus Bartonella, which can cause cat-scratch fever, trench fever, bacillary angiomatosis, and peliosis hepatitis.

Daniel Alcides Carrion

Arriving Fallon Clinic in Leominster, he first was given a shot to prevent cat-scratch fever, then a tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis shot, and an initial dose of oral antibiotics.

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