Open AccessCat scratch disease without a history of cat exposure
Author(s) -
Oka Kosuke,
Takagi Yume,
Hagiya Hideharu,
Otsuka Fumio
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4816
Subject(s) - cat scratch disease , flea , medicine , zoonosis , tenderness , zoonotic disease , feces , bartonella henselae , ctenocephalides , drooling , dermatology , disease , veterinary medicine , cats , felis , surgery , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , serology , antibody
A patient complaining of swelling and tenderness in her left axilla was diagnosed with cat scratch disease despite no apparent history of cat exposure. Zoonosis can occur even in the absence of cat exposure because cat flea Ctenocephalides felis is also the vector of the pathogen through the flea feces.