NALT

Preferred term

cat scratch disease

Topic

A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by Afipia felis and 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.

cat-scratch disease
catscratch disease

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

7191

Spanish

enfermedad del rasguño del gato

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4799

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 11/30/12