Cat-Scratch Disease

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - C01.150.252.400.126.100.150 - C15.604.315.249

**Synonyms:** - Inoculation Lymphoreticulosis - Inoculative Lymphoreticulosis - Bartonella henselae Infection - Cat Scratch Fever - Cat Scratch Disease - Catscratch Disease