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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2022

Cat scratch disease: What to do with the cat?

Avital Lily Okrent Smolar, Edward B Breitschwerdt, Paul H Phillips, Nancy J Newman, Valérie Biousse

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Avital Lily Okrent SmolarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Edward B BreitschwerdtDepartment of Clinical Sciences and the Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA.
Paul H PhillipsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Nancy J NewmanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Valérie BiousseDepartment of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Emory University · USArkansas Children's Hospital · USNorth Carolina State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Cat scratch disease (CSD) frequently has ophthalmologic manifestations. The ophthalmologist's approach to treating neuroretinitis is familiar, but few eye care providers are comfortable answering the next question of "what do I do with my cat?" Published guidelines are often vague in answering the complexities of real-life conundrums that can lead patients and their doctors to believe that risk mitigation should involve removal of the animal. Here, we present demonstrative scenarios informed by clinical practice and provide updated recommendations. Observations: A 10-year-old boy presented with reduced vision in the right eye. Funduscopic examination identified optic nerve head edema with subretinal fluid, and a macular star developed one week later, consistent with the diagnosis of neuroretinitis. Serology confirmed Conclusions and Importance:

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BartonellaBartonellosisCat-scratch diseaseNeuroretinitisOne health

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PMID36147775
PMCPMC9485036
OpenAlexW4295204279

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