"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,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cat-Scratch Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Burzo ML, Antonelli M, Pecorini G, Favuzzi AMR, Landolfi R, Flex A. Fever of unknown origin and splenomegaly: A case report of blood culture negative endocarditis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Dec; 96(50):e9197.
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Sridhar J, Khan MA. Woman With Vision Loss in Left Eye. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Sep; 68(3):e61-2.
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Mogollon-Pasapera E, Otvos L, Giordano A, Cassone M. Bartonella: emerging pathogen or emerging awareness? Int J Infect Dis. 2009 Jan; 13(1):3-8.
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Hopp L, Eppes SC. Development of IgA nephritis following cat scratch disease in a 13-year-old boy. Pediatr Nephrol. 2004 Jun; 19(6):682-4.
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Marr BP, Shields CL, Shields JA, Eagle RC. Conjunctival cat-scratch disease simulating rhabdomyosarcoma. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2003 Sep-Oct; 40(5):302-3.
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Weston KD, Tran T, Kimmel KN, Maria BL. Possible role of high-dose corticosteroids in the treatment of cat-scratch disease encephalopathy. J Child Neurol. 2001 Oct; 16(10):762-3.
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Modi SP, Eppes SC, Klein JD. Cat-scratch disease presenting as multifocal osteomyelitis with thoracic abscess. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Oct; 20(10):1006-7.
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Halperin JJ, Wormser GP. Of fleas and ticks on cats and mice... Arch Neurol. 2001 Sep; 58(9):1345-7.
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Walter RS, Eppes SC. Cat scratch disease presenting with peripheral facial nerve paralysis. Pediatrics. 1998 May; 101(5):E13.
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Doyle D, Eppes SC, Klein JD. Atypical cat-scratch disease: diagnosis by a serologic test for Rochalimaea species. South Med J. 1994 Apr; 87(4):485-7.