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Cat Bites Symptoms

Symptoms of a cat bite include:

Skin wound:

Pain around the bite
Bleeding from the bite
Tenderness around the bite

Cat bites commonly cause bacterial infections.

Symptoms of an infected cat bite include:

Fever
Pain around the bite
Redness, swelling and tenderness due to cellulitis:

Cellulitis of the face
Cellulitis of the arm
Cellulitis of the hand
Cellulitis of the leg
Cellulitis of the foot

Red streaks spreading from the wound due to lymphangitis:

Lymphangitis of the arm
Lymphangitis of the back of the leg
Lymphangitis of the hand from a finger wound

Swollen lymph glands above the bite:

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Last Updated: Apr 9, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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