RECENT STUDIES ON THE DIAGNOSIS OF CAT SCRATCH FEVER
Authors: S S KALTER, J E PRIER, J T PRIOR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 March 1955RECENT STUDIES ON THE DIAGNOSIS OF CAT SCRATCH FEVERSEYMOUR S. KALTER, JAMES E. PRIER, JOHN T. PRIORSEYMOUR S. KALTERSearch for more papers by this author, JAMES E. PRIERSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN T. PRIORSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-3-562 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWithin recent years the clinical syndrome referred to as Cat Scratch Fever, nonbacterial regional lymphadenitis, benign inoculation lymphoreticulosis, etc., is being recognized more frequently. Following its first recognition by Debré1 and Foshay2 in 1930, numerous reports have been found in the literature concerning the protean nature of the clinical aspects of this disease.3-7 Because the combination of lymphadenopathy and low grade fever can mimic so many disease processes, our chief interest in this entity has been centered about an evaluation of the laboratory methods currently considered to be of value in diagnosing cat scratch fever.The protean nature of the...Bibliography1. DebréLamyJammetCostilMozziconacci RMMLLP: La maladie des griffes de chat, Bull. et mém. Soc. méd. d. hôp. de Paris 66: 76-79, 1950. Google Scholar2. Foshay L: Personal communication. Google Scholar3. Editorial, Cat-scratch disease, J. A. M. A. 148: 746, 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. DanielsMacMurray WBFG: Cat scratch disease; nonbacterial regional lymphadenitis: a report of 60 cases, Ann. Int. Med. 37: 697-713, 1952. LinkGoogle Scholar5. WatersKalterPrior WJSSJT: Cat-scratch syndrome, Pediatrics 10: 311-318, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. DaeschnerSalmonHeys GWGWFM: Cat-scratch fever, J. Pediat. 43: 371-384, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. DanielsMacMurray WBFG: Cat-scratch disease. Report of 160 cases, J. A. M. A. 154: 1247-1251, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Stevens H: Cat-scratch fever encephalitis, Am. J. Dis. Child. 84: 218-222, 1952. Google Scholar9. ThompsonMiller TEKF: Cat-scratch encephalitis, Ann. Int. Med. 39: 146-151, 1953. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Syracuse, N. Y.*Received for publication July 23, 1954.From the Virus Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, and the Department of Pathology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, and Bureau of Laboratories, Department of Health, Syracuse, N. Y.†Aided in part by grants from the Hendrick's Research Fund and United States Public Health Service. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byWILL THE REAL AGENT OF CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE PLEASE STAND UP?Cat scratch fever presenting as a submental swellingCat scratch diseaseCellular composition of suppurative granulomas: An immunohistochemical study of suppurative granulomatous lymphadenitisThe cat scratch disease agent: Past and present candidatesKatzenkratzkrankheitKatzenkratzkrankheitCat-Scratch DiseaseMiyagawanellenZur normalen und pathologischen Histologie hautnaher LymphknotenPathologie der HalslymphknotenVirusinfektionenCat-scratch Disease: Complement Fixation and Skin Test ResultsS. S. KALTER, PH.D.Nonbacterial Regional Lymphadenitis (Cat-Scratch Fever)Cat-Scratch Disease Presenting as Bilateral Inguinal LymphadenitisCat scratch diseaseCat-scratch diseaseCAT-SCRATCH FEVERA Case of Benign Inoculation Lymphoreticulosis Presenting as Axillary Lymphadenopathy of “Obscure” OriginDie KatzenkratzkrankheitCurrent pediatric references 1 March 1955Volume 42, Issue 3Page: 562-573KeywordsFeversInoculationMedical servicesMicrobiologyResearch fundingResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...