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A member asked:
So i am not making this up - i was putting my cat in basement and his back claw scratched my areola right next to my nipple....not deep and only bled?
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Relax: 90% percent of infections caused by cat scratch are a result of repeated scratches. Even then, the disease is self limiting in 95% of patients who do not have immune compromise, (hiv, cancer). Tx is analgesics for pain, tylenol (acetaminophen) for fever. If persistent fever, swelling of lymph nodes occur, than an antibiotic can be considered.
Answered 11/17/2013
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