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Cat Scratch Disease

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Abstract

Cat scratch disease is caused by a gram-negative bacillus called Bartonella henselae.

It was originally described as a cause of Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome in the late 1880s. However, intraocular involvement was described in 1970.

Systemic symptoms include fever, lymphadenopathy, headache, and cutaneous rush and occur in approximately 70% of patients.

Intraocular involvement is variable. Correct treatment is still debatable. Prognosis is usually good.

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  1. National Institute of Infectious Diseases – INI, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation – FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    André Luiz Land Curi

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  1. Advanced Eye Center, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Vishali Gupta

  2. Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Quan Dong Nguyen

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Pitié-Salpêtrière University, Paris, France

    Phuc LeHoang

  4. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Carl P Herbort Jr.

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Curi, A.L.L. (2016). Cat Scratch Disease. In: Gupta, V., Nguyen, Q., LeHoang, P., Herbort Jr., C. (eds) The Uveitis Atlas. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2506-5_45-1

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