10 Cat Scratch Fever Symptoms
Article Sources
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When to Call the Doctor
Certain CSD symptoms should prompt a call to a doctor because they can lead to severe complications, including a scratch or bite that doesn't heal or a red, round area that keeps growing.
A high fever that lasts several days or lymph nodes that remain swollen and painful for more than two to three weeks are also cues to call the doctor. Signs of serious infections or complications include bone or joint pain, abdominal pain and excessive fatigue that lasts more than two weeks.2’Cat-Scratch Disease.’ American Academy of Family Physicians. https://familydoctor.org/condition/cat-scratch-disease
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