"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Unilateral Conjunctivitis With Multifocal Granulomatous Lesions in a Child Aged 10 Years. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 06 01; 141(6):e230408.
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Clinical challenge - scratching the surface of the sheath. Surv Ophthalmol. 2022 May-Jun; 67(3):875-878.
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Infectious and Autoimmune Causes of Encephalitis in Children. Pediatrics. 2020 06; 145(6).
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Facial Nerve Palsy in a Child With Fever of Unknown Origin. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 05; 59(4-5):516-518.
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Febrile 11 Year Old With a Cat but No Scratch. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 12; 57(14):1703-1706.
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Corticosteroid Treatment for Prolonged Fever in Hepatosplenic Cat-Scratch Disease: A Case Study. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Dec; 56(14):1291-1292.
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Lymphadenopathy With Ipsilateral Eye Involvement. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Aug; 54(9):910-2.
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Persistent cat scratch disease requiring surgical excision in a patient with MPGN. Pediatrics. 2015 Jun; 135(6):e1514-7.
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Pulmonary nodules in an immunocompetent child with cat scratch disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec; 32(12):1390-2.
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More than just optic disc swelling. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Nov; 131(11):1477-8.