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cat-scratch fever(medicine)
Cat scratch fever(health)
Cat-scratch fever(health)
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quarl(2) (iou) and cat-scratch fever (medicine)


quarl(2) (iou)



quarl noun2. Also quarle. L19.
[Alt. of QUARREL noun1.]
A large brick or tile; esp. a cylindrically curved fire-brick.

cat-scratch fever (medicine)


cat-scratch fever -->
cat-scratch disease
<disease> A self-limiting bacterial infection of the Regional lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) caused by afipia felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified as 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. It results in tender and enlarged lymph glands above the site of injury.

A chronic benign adenopathy, especially in children and young adults, commonly associated with a recent cat scratch or bite and caused by bacteria including Bartonella henselae and Alipia felis; the lymphadenopathy usually resolves spontaneously within a period of several months, but complications involving central nervous system, liver, spleen, lung, and skin have been seen.

Synonym: benign inoculation lymphoreticulosis, benign inoculation reticulosis, cat-scratch fever, Regional granulomatous lymphadenitis.