Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a rarely recognized bacterial disease with a diverse course. Local lymphadenitis is the most frequent form, in more than 50% the course can mimic a malignant process. In very rare ...
Cat scratch disease has also been referred to as cat scratch fever or subacute regional lymphadenitis. Since these bacteria may also be present on cat fur, it is possible to contract the disease from petting a cat and then rubbing your eyes. Kittens less than 1 year old are more likely ...
Cat scratch fever or cat scratch disease is an infection caused by the bacteriaBartonella henselae.You usually get this disease when an infected cat licks an open wound on your skin or bites or scratches you. Kids and teens are more likely to be infected than healthy adults, but adults with...
Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a clinical syndrome that usually presents as a self-limiting lymphadenopathy associated with a cat scratch or bite. Commonly affecting children and young adults, it has a worldwide distribution. In temperate climates, higher rates are reported in the autumn and winter...
The cause of cat scratch disease (CSD), first described in France in 1950 and in the United States in 1951, was unknown until 1983 when the bacterium in lymph nodes was detected using a Warthin-Starry silver stain. Afipia felis has been an infrequent cause of CSD since1988, when this gra...
Cat scratch disease. This is passed on to humans when infected cats scratch or bite them, or lick an open wound. Cats get the infection from flea bites or from fights with other cats that have the disease. Symptoms include a small redblisternear the scratch, swelling, painful lymph nodes,...
Bartonellaspecies, which belong to the α-2 subgroup ofProteobacteria, are fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that are highly adapted to their mammalian host reservoirs.Bartonellaspecies are responsible for different clinical conditions affecting humans, including Carrions disease, cat scratch disease, trench...
Bartonellosis, commonly known as cat scratch disease is an infection triggered by a bacterium that transmits through the bites or scratches of an infected cat.
Infections:HIV, bacillary peliosis (caused by genusBartonella, bacteria responsible for cat-scratch disease which are identified histologically adjacent to the peliotic lesions),Staphylococcus aureus Chronic conditions:End stage kidney failure, kwashiorkor, tuberculosis, and other chronic infections ...
Cat scratch disease (CSD): While fleas can’t directly transfer the bacteria Bartonella henselae, which causes CSD, fleas may spread it among cats. Humans can get CSD through scratching or biting diseased cats. It is important to reduce the risk of diseases by managing flea populations in bot...