Cat scratch disease. A therapeutic dilemma.
Cat scratch disease, a relatively common infectious disease, is caused by a small gram-negative pleomorphic bacillus. The course of CSD is usually benign and self-limiting and is characterized by tender regional chronic (3 weeks or longer) lymphadenopathy and frequently preceded by a primary skin lesion following cat contact or scratches. Persistence of adenopathy for several months in a generally healthy patient with gradual spontaneous resolution of the enlarged node is the natural course.
D000818:Animals; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012882:Skin Tests