Medical Definition of Benign inoculation reticulosis

1. A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) caused by afipia felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified as bartonella henselae. It usually arises one or more weeks following a feline scratch, with raised inflammatory nodules at the site of the scratch being the primary symptom. It results in tender and enlarged lymph glands above the site of injury. A chronic benign adenopathy, especially in children and young adults, commonly associated with a recent cat scratch or bite and caused by bacteria including Bartonella henselae and Alipia felis; the lymphadenopathy usually resolves spontaneously within a period of several months, but complications involving central nervous system, liver, spleen, lung, and skin have been seen. Synonym: benign inoculation lymphoreticulosis, benign inoculation reticulosis, cat-scratch fever, regional granulomatous lymphadenitis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Benign Inoculation Reticulosis

benign cementoblastoma
benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
benign dry pleurisy
benign ear cyst
benign essential tremor
benign faint
benign familial chorea
benign familial chronic pemphigus
benign familial icterus
benign giant lymph node hyperplasia
benign glycosuria
benign headache
benign hypertension
benign inoculation lymphoreticulosis
benign inoculation reticulosis (current term)
benign juvenile melanoma
benign liver tumours
benign lymphadenosis
benign lymphocytoma cutis
benign lymphoepithelial lesion
benign lymphoma of the rectum
benign mesothelioma
benign migratory glossitis
benign myalgic encephalomyelitis
benign nasal tumour
benign neonatal convulsions
benign nephrosclerosis

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