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Musculoskeletal manifestations of cat scratch disease
Maman E, Bickels J, Ephros M, Paran D, Comaneshter D, Metzkor-Cotter E, Avidor B, Varon-Graidy M, Wientroub S, Giladi M (2007). Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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11-year surveillance study (n=913 CSD) with within-study comparison of MSK vs non-MSK cases; serology/PCR-confirmed case definition. Strong descriptive epidemiology of MSK CSD; limited treatment outcome detail. Design is surveillance/case-control within a case registry, not a prospective inception cohort of unselected exposure.
Record overlap notes (research). polyarthralgia; joint symptoms without classic inflammatory serology; adult age risk for MSK CSD; osteomyelitis rare among MSK presentations
DOI: 10.1086/523587 · PMID: 18190312 · PMCID: —
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