1B98
category
Enfermedad por arañazo de gato
Definition
Cat scratch disease is caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae. The disease is spread through contact with an infected cat (a bite or scratch), or contact with cat saliva on broken skin or the white of the eye. About 2 - 3 weeks after becoming infected, lymph node swelling occurs near the site of the scratch or bite. Occasionally, an infected lymph node may form a draining fistula. Cat scratch disease is a common cause of chronic swollen lymph nodes in children. [No translation available]
Inclusions
- fiebre por arañazo de gato
- infección por Rochalimaea henselae
Also indexed as
EAGEnfermedad por arañazo de gatoenfermedad o fiebre por arañazo de gatoenfermedad por rasguño de gatofiebre por arañazo de gatoinfadenitis regional bacterianainfección por Rochalimaea henselaelinfadenitis regional abacterianalinforeticulosis benignalinforeticulosis benigna por inoculación