Serious Symptoms Of Cat Scratch Disease

Endocarditis

Endocarditis, as mentioned briefly earlier can be a symptom of cat scratch disease, though it doesn't always occur. This condition causes the heart's inner lining, called the endocardium, to become infected. This lining covers the heart valves and heart chambers. When endocarditis occurs as a result of cat scratch disease, it's usually because infectious germs have spread from the initial scratch to the heart through the bloodstream. They then attach to the heart and cause damage. Though a rarer complication from cat scratch disease, endocarditis requires very quick medical treatment to keep the infection from destroying the patient's heart valves or damaging them beyond repair. Without treatment, endocarditis is often deadly.

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