Cat Scratch Disease Symptoms, Treatments & More
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6. Treatment of Cat Scratch Disease
In most cases, symptoms of cat scratch disease disappear without treatment within two to four months.3‘Cat Scratch Disease Fact Sheet. Minnesota Dept. of Health, www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/bartonella/csd.html. Over-the-counter pain relievers, such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen, may help alleviate discomfort. Applying heat to painful lymph nodes may help too.
If symptoms are severe, a physician may prescribe antibiotics to help the patient recover more quickly. Lymph node aspiration is another treatment that may be considered in severe or persistent cases.6‘Cat Scratch Disease.’ Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/27/cat-scratch-disease.
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