Cat-scratch Disease: Complement Fixation and Skin Test Results
Authors: S. S. KALTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 December 1961Cat-scratch Disease: Complement Fixation and Skin Test ResultsS. S. KALTER, PH.D.S. S. KALTER, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-6-903 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent descriptions of several large patient series emphasize that cat-scratch disease is more prevalent than originally believed (1-4). Since its recognition in 1932 by Foshay, an increasing number of cases have been reported. The syndrome, also called cat-scratch fever, nonbacterial lymphadenitis, or benign inoculation lymphorecticulosis, because of its extreme protean nature, is often confused clinically with other lymphadenopathies.Most investigators are of the opinion that the disease is of viral etiology. However, such confirmation is lacking, as yet. Mollaret, Reilly, Bastin, and Tournier (5) reported the successful transmission of the disease to humans and monkeys by inoculation of lymph node...References1. DAESCHNERSALMONHEYS CWGWFM: Cat-scratch fever. J. Pediat. 43: 371, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DANIELSMACMURRAY WBFG: Cat-scratch disease: report of one hundred sixty cases. J. A. M. A. 154: 1247, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KALTERPRIERPRIOR SSJEJT: Recent studies on the diagnosis of cat-scratch fever. Ann. Intern. Med. 42: 562, 1955. LinkGoogle Scholar4. SPAULDINGHENNESSY WBJM: Cat-scratch disease. A study of 83 cases. Amer. J. Med. 28: 504, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MOLLARETREILLYBASTINTOURNIER PJRP: La decouverte du virus de la lymphoreticulose benigne d'inoculation: caracterisation serologique et immunologique. Presse Med. 59: 681, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. WARWICKGOOD WJRA: Cat-scratch disease in Minnesota. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 100: 228, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. DODDGRABERANDERSON MCCDGP: Hemagglutination of rabbit erythrocytes by pus from cases of cat-scratch fever. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 102: 556, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. ARMSTRONGDANIELSMACMURRAYTURNER CWBFGHC: Complement fixation in cat scratch disease employing lygranum CF as antigen. J. A. M. A. 161: 149, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. MANNINGREID JDJD: The significance of positive complement-fixation tests against psittacosis antigen in cat-scratch disease. Amer. J. Clin. Path. 29: 430, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. MORRISSEY RA: Personal communication. Google Scholar11. MCGOVERNKUNZBLODGETT JJLJFM: Nonbacterial regional lymphadenitis ("cat-scratch fever"). New Engl. J. Med. 252: 166, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. GIFFORD H: Skin test reactions to cat-scratch disease among veterinarians. Arch. Intern. Med. 95: 828, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. WATERSKALTERPRIOR WJSSJT: Cat-scratch syndrome. Pediatrics 10: 311, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The contents of this paper reflect the personal views of the author and are not to be construed as a statement of official Air Force policy.Requests for reprints should be addressed to S. S. Kalter, Ph.D., School of Aviation Medicine, USAF Aerospace Medical Center (ATC), Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByDetection of antibodies toAfipia species by the microagglutination testCat scratch disease: Evidence for a bacterial etiologyThe cat scratch disease agent: Past and present candidatesHÆMAGGLUTININ FROM RABIES VIRUSESCAT-SCRATCH DISEASE SKIN-TEST ANTIGEN PREPARATIONCell-mediated immunity in cat-scratch diseaseFamilial cat-scratch diseasePeripheral tuberculous lymphadenitisKatzenkratzkrankheitMiyagawanellenCat-scratch disease without cat contact 1 December 1961Volume 55, Issue 6Page: 903-910KeywordsAntigensEtiologyFeversInoculationLymph nodesPsittacosisSkin testsViral diseases Issue Published: 1 December 1961 PDF DownloadLoading ...