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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Cat scratch fever''' is a usually benign [[infectious disease]] caused by the intracellular parasite [[Bartonella]]. It is most commonly found in children 1-2 weeks following a cat scratch.
Cat scratch fever is a usually benign [[infectious disease]] caused by the intracellular parasite [[Bartonella]]. It is most commonly found in children 1-2 weeks following a cat scratch.


==History and symptoms==
==Symptoms==
Symptoms of Cat scratch fever are:


Cat scratch fever presents with tender regional [[lymphadenopathy]],  sterile suppurative [[Papule|papules]] at the site of [[inoculation]], slight [[fever]], [[headache]], [[Rigor (medicine)|chills]], [[Back pain|backache]], abdominal pain, [[malaise]], alteration of mental status,  and [[convulsion|convulsions]].
* Painful [[lymphadenopathy]]
* [[Fever]]
* [[Chills]]
* [[Back pain]]
* [[Headache]]
* [[Sore throat]]
* [[Abdominal pain]]
* Vision problems
* [[Malaise]]
* Alteration of mental status
* [[Convulsion|Convulsions]]


==References==
==References==
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[[ar:مرض خدش القطة]]
[[de:Katzenkratzkrankheit]]
[[es:Enfermedad por arañazo de gato]]
[[fr:Maladie des griffes du chat]]
[[it:Malattia da graffio di gatto]]
[[ja:猫ひっかき病]]
[[sv:Cat scratch fever]]


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[[pl:Choroba kociego pazura]]




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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Cat scratch fever is a usually benign infectious disease caused by the intracellular parasite Bartonella. It is most commonly found in children 1-2 weeks following a cat scratch.

Symptoms

Symptoms of Cat scratch fever are:

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