title: Cat scratch disease.
abstract: Cat scratch disease developed on a 40-year-old wife was reported. Umbilicated papules closely resembling those in herpetic skin infection development on the areas which had been scratched by a cat a week ago. Obtained findings in the present case led us to a speculation that this disease was caused by herpes virus.  72 cases of this disease have been reported in Japan, and they were reviewed in the present paper.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology