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Cat Bites Infection Symptoms. Feline herpesvirus calicivirus and chlamydia. In these cases surgical consultation is needed to assess severity. Here are some common symptoms of bacterial infection in cats. The skin at the site is red and tender.
Skin abscesses Indigestion and lack of appetite. A blister or small bump swelling forming at the site of the bite Tenderness and swelling of the lymph nodes. The area may become red and warm. The most common symptoms of infection from animal bites are redness pain swelling and inflammation at the site of the bite. An infected wound needs immediate medical attention to avoid severe complications such as bone infections or gangrene. Because a cat bite often causes a deeper wound it is more likely to result in an infection of deeper tissues.
All patients recently treated at our institution for cat bite injuries to the hand were retrospectively reviewed.
Signs and symptoms of cat bite infection include. To assess the overall morbidity of cat bites to the hand and identify risk factors for hospitalization after such an injury. The skin at the site is red and tender. While a streptococcal infections result in pain and fever surface bacterial infections can result in inflammation redness and discomfort. The swelling of the lymph nodes in cat scratch disease usually subsides within two to four months although it is possible for it to last longer than this. We identified 193 patients in a 3-year period between January 1 2009 and December 31 2011.