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cat stratch
Complications:
- cellulitis due to Streptococcus
- infection with Bartonella hensellae (cat scratch disease)
Management:
- treat non-purulent cellulitis due to Streptococcus with
- clindamycin, cephalexin, penicillin, or dicloxacillin
- treat cat scratch disease due to Bartonella hensellae
Related
Bartonella henselae (Rochalimaea henselae)
cat scratch disease
mammal bite
References
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018