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Catscratch Disease eMedicine Infectious Diseases

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Location: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/214100-overview

Description: Catscratch disease (CSD) is a bacterial infection caused by Bartonella henselae, a gram-negative rod. It is associated with a self-limited subacute solitary or regional lymphadenopathy. Patients with catscratch disease usually have a history of sustaining a scratch or bite from a cat or kitten.
Nervi et al 2009

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Author/Contact: Nervi et al
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Language: English

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Added: Mon May 18 2009