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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. lymphatic diseases
  5. lymphadenitis
  6. cat scratch disease
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. lymphatic diseases
  5. lymphadenitis
  6. cat scratch disease
  1. Fields of Study
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. bacterial infections
  6. cat scratch disease
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. bacterial infections
  6. cat scratch disease
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. human diseases
  5. cat scratch disease
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. human diseases
  5. cat scratch disease

Preferred term

cat scratch disease

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by Afipia felis and 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • cat-scratch disease
  • catscratch disease

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4799

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