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Cat Scratch Disease

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Cat Scratch Disease Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have cat scratch disease and any of the following:

Confusion
Fever
Repeated vomiting
Worsening skin pain, swelling or redness
Worsening rash
Worsening lymph node swelling
Red streaks spreading away from the infection:

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

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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2008 References

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

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