# Cat scratch disease is an under-recognized cause of subacute meningitis

**Authors:** Michal Yakubovsky, Mirit Hershman-Sarafov, Gabriel Weber, Itzchak Levy, Dafna Yahav, Guy Choshen, Yael Paran, Avi Gadoth, Michael Giladi

PMC · DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2026.2648886 · 2026-03-18

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- **Genes:** CRP (C-reactive protein) [NCBI Gene 1401] {aka PTX1}
- **Diseases:** myalgia (MESH:D063806), aseptic meningitis (MESH:D008582), Meningitis (MESH:D008580), bacterial (MESH:D001424), optic disc oedema (MESH:D010211), Brucella (MESH:D002006), photophobia (MESH:D020795), meningoencephalitis (MESH:D008590), Bartonella infection (MESH:D001474), encephalitic (MESH:D010301), neuroretinitis (MESH:D012173), B. henselae infection (MESH:D002372), Rickettsia (MESH:D012282), CSF pleocytosis (MESH:D007964), syphilis (MESH:D013587), Encephalitis (MESH:D004660), headache (MESH:D006261), lymphadenitis (MESH:D008199), optic-nerve-head-lesion (MESH:D006258), central nervous system infections (MESH:D002494), bacteraemia (MESH:C531821), vomiting (MESH:D014839), CMV (MESH:D003586), Nuchal rigidity (MESH:D009127), EBV (MESH:D020031), fever (MESH:D005334), infectious disease (MESH:D003141), CSF abnormalities (MESH:D002559), acute infection (MESH:D000208), Lymphadenopathy (MESH:D008206)
- **Chemicals:** rifampin (MESH:D012293), azithromycin (MESH:D017963), doxycycline (MESH:D004318), macrolides (MESH:D018942), glucose (MESH:D005947)
- **Species:** Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (no rank) [taxon 11676], Felis catus (cat, species) [taxon 9685], West Nile virus (no rank) [taxon 11082], Rickettsia (genus) [taxon 780], Enterovirus (genus) [taxon 12059], Bartonella henselae (species) [taxon 38323], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC13037193