Cat Bites
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Cat Bites Complications
Complications of cat bites include:
Cellulitis
Abscess
Lymphangitis
:
Lymphangitis
of the arm
Lymphangitis
of the back of the leg
Lymphangitis
of the hand from a finger wound
Tenosynovitis
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Related Topics:
Animal bites
Dog bites
Human bites
Rodent bites
Snakebite
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Cat bite of the abdomen
Cat bite of the arm
Cat bite of the back
Cat bite of the buttock
Cat bite of the chest
Cat bite of the face
Cat bite of the foot
Cat bite of the hand
Cat bite of the leg
Cat bite of the neck
Cat bite of the trunk
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Last Updated: Apr 7, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Talan DA, Citron DM, Abrahamian FM, Moran GJ, Goldstein EJ. Bacteriologic analysis of infected dog and cat bites. Emergency Medicine Animal Bite Infection Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999 Jan 14;340(2):85-92.
Wolff KD. Management of animal bite injuries of the face: experience with 94 patients. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1998 Jul;56(7):838-43.
