Bartonella henselae

Introduction: Bartonella henselae

Description of Bartonella henselae

Bartonella henselae (medical condition): An infectious disease transmitted through a cat's bite, scratch or lick and resulting primarily in lymph node pain and swelling. The condition can be mild or severe.

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Cat scratch disease:
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Bartonella henselae: a bacterial species that causes catscratch disease (q.v.) in people with normal immunity and bacillary angiomatosis in people with AIDS.catscratch disease.
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Bartonella henselae: 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.
Source: Diseases Database

Bartonella henselae: A species of gram-negative bacteria that is the etiologic agent of bacillary angiomatosis (ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY). This organism can also be a cause of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE in immunocompetent patients.
Source: MeSH 2007

Bartonella henselae: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Bartonella henselae:

• Bartonella

Bartonella henselae as a Disease

Bartonella henselae: Another name for Cat scratch disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Cat scratch disease
  »Symptoms of Cat scratch disease
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Bartonella henselae: Related Diseases

Bartonella henselae: Bartonella henselae is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Zoonotic Diseases
• Viral disease
• Diseases contagious from cats
• Diseases contagious from animals

Symptoms of Bartonella henselae (Cat scratch disease)

Some of the symptoms of Bartonella henselae incude:

• Mild fever
• Local swelling near cat scratch
• Local infection
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Headache

See full list of 23 symptoms of Bartonella henselae (Cat scratch disease)

Treatments for Bartonella henselae (Cat scratch disease)

Treatments for Bartonella henselae (Cat scratch disease) include:

• Rest
• Fluids
• Symptomatic treatment
• Pain relief medications
• Antibiotics

Read more about treatments for Bartonella henselae

Treatment of Bartonella henselae: For more treatment information about Bartonella henselae, see treatment of Cat scratch disease (Bartonella henselae)

Bartonella henselae: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Bartonella henselae:

• Lyme disease
• meningitis
• lympgadenopathy
• convulsions
• headache
• fever
• azithromycin
• ciprofloxacin
• doxycycline

Terms associated with Bartonella henselae:

Terms Similar to Bartonella henselae:

• Benign lymphoreticulosis
• Cat scratch fever
• Bacillary epithelioid angiomatosis

Source: Diseases Database

• Rochalimaea henselae

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Bartonella henselae

• Bartonella

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Bartonella henselae

• Bartonella

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Bartonella henselae

The following list attempts to classify Bartonella henselae into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria
    • Bartonellaceae
      • Bartonella
        • Bartonella henselae

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacteria
  • Proteobacteria
    • Alphaproteobacteria
      • Bartonellaceae
        • Bartonella
          • Bartonella henselae

External links related to: Bartonella henselae

• eMedicine - Catscratch Disease : Article by Kim Lundstrom, MD
• eMedicine - Catscratch Disease : Article by Kerrie J Spoonemore, MD, PharmD
• Bacillary angiomatosis (bartonella infection). DermNet NZ
• Rickettsial diseases. DermNet NZ
• eMedicine - Bartonellosis : Article by Brian Edwards, MD
• Bartonella henselae (www.whonamedit.com)
• Cat-Scratch Disease - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Medcyclopaedia - Bacillary angiomatosis
• eMedicine - Catscratch Disease : Article by Allan D Friedman, MD, MPH
• eMedicine - Bacillary Angiomatosis : Article by KoKo Aung, MD, MPH, FACP
• eMedicine - Bacillary Angiomatosis : Article by Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH
• eMedicine - Catscratch Disease : Article by Anthony Cardillo, MD
• Handbook of Ocular Disease Management
• eMedicine - Catscratch Disease : Article by Joyce R Drayton, MD
• Catscratch disease. DermNet NZ

Source: Diseases Database

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