raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:50839

Cat-scratch disease

Synonyms: Bartonellosis due to Bartonella henselae infection

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Cat-scratch disease is a rare infectious disease, caused by the Gram-negative bacteria <i>Bartonella henselae</i>, that is transmitted to humans via a scratch or bite of an infected cat and that has a variable clinical presentation but that usually manifests with an erythematous papule at the site of inoculation followed by chronic regional lymphadenopathy. Clinical course is usually self-limiting but disseminated illness with high fever, hepatosplenomegaly, granulomatous osteolytic lesions, encephalitis, retinitis, and atypical pneumonia can also occur. Cat-scratch disease can atypically present as parinaud oculoglandular syndrome (unilateral conjunctivitis and preauricular lymphadenopathy).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCat-scratch diseaseBartonellosis due to Bartonella henselae infection
frMaladie des griffes du chatBartonellose à Bartonella henselae
deKatzenkratzkrankheitBartonellose durch Infektion mit Bartonella henselae
esEnfermedad por arañazo de gato
itMalattia del graffio di gattoBartonellosi dovuta a infezione da Bartonella henselae
nlKattenkrabziekteBartonellosis als gevolg van Bartonella henselae-infectie
ptDoença da arranhadela do gatoBartonelose por infeção por Bartonella henselae
plChoroba kociego pazuraBartonelloza spowodowana infekcją Bartonella henselae
csNemoc z kočičího škrábnutíBartonellóza způsobená infekcí bakterií Bartonella henselae
ukХвороба котячих подряпинБартонельоз, спричинений інфекцією Bartonella henselae
zh猫抓病巴尔通体属感染所致巴尔通体病
trKedi tırmığı hastalığıBartonella henselae enfeksiyonuna bağlı bartonelloz

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A28.1Especificvalidated
ICD-111B98Especificvalidated
MONDO0005692Evalidated
MeSHD002372Evalidated
UMLSC0007361Evalidated
GARD27Evalidated
MedDRA10007729Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0006.6 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

22 annotations · validated 2024-07-05
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0030350Erythematous papule
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0002716Lymphadenopathy
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002039Anorexia
HP:0033834Malaise
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0001369Arthritis
HP:0020161Branch retinal artery occlusion
HP:0020165Branch retinal vein occlusion
HP:0011227Elevated circulating C-reactive protein concentration
HP:0003565Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
HP:0001433Hepatosplenomegaly
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0100653Optic neuritis
HP:0012121Panuveitis
HP:0000541Retinal detachment
HP:0032118Retinitis
HP:0001824Weight loss
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0100584Endocarditis
HP:0033430Non-infectious meningitis
HP:0002754Osteomyelitis

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 29489252[PMID]_26161064[PMID]_21243990[PMID]

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Sources for this card