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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Cat_scratch_disease_-_low_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Cat scratch disease. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Micro = necrotizing granulomas with neutrophils and star-shaped (stellate, +/-multinucleated giant cells, microorganisms consistent with B. henselae | |||
| Subtypes = | |||
| LMDDx = [[sporotrichosis]], [[lymphogranuloma venereum]], [[tularemia]] | |||
| Stains = [[Warthin-Starry stain]] +ve | |||
| IHC = B. henselae +ve | |||
| EM = | |||
| Molecular = | |||
| IF = | |||
| Gross = | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Site = [[lymph node]] - see ''[[lymph node pathology]]'' | |||
| Assdx = | |||
| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = contact with cats | |||
| Signs = fever, lymphadenopathy | |||
| Symptoms = | |||
| Prevalence = rare | |||
| Bloodwork = | |||
| Rads = | |||
| Endoscopy = | |||
| Prognosis = benign | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = other causes of lymphadenopathy, e.g. [[lymphoma]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Cat scratch disease''', also '''cat scratch fever''', is an uncommon [[lymph node pathology|pathology of the lymph node]]. | '''Cat scratch disease''', also '''cat scratch fever''', is an uncommon [[lymph node pathology|pathology of the lymph node]]. | ||