CATSCRATCH DISEASE
\kˈatskɹat͡ʃ dɪzˈiːz], \kˈatskɹatʃ dɪzˈiːz], \k_ˈa_t_s_k_ɹ_a_tʃ d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
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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.
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