A Teenager Was Diagnosed With Schizophrenia—but It Turned Out to Be an Infection From His Cat

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A Teenager Was Diagnosed With Schizophrenia—but It Turned Out to Be an Infection From His Cat
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The case is a scary reminder of the risks of living with your furry friends.

We all love our fur babies, but sadly, our pets can be the cause of some seriously scary illnesses. The most recent proof: A 14-year-old Midwestern boy developed suicidal and homicidal thoughts after being scratched by his cat, according to a recent case report published in theThe teen was hospitalized numerous times between October 2015 and January 2017, during which time at least two psychiatrists diagnosed him with.

He was discharged after a week in the hospital in October after he was deemed healthy, but he was hospitalized again for a week in December after he began hallucinating and refusing to leave his house. In January 2016, more symptoms arose, including excessive fatigue, chest pain, and . He was hospitalized again in the summer of 2016, this time for 11 weeks, where he underwent “extensive testing,” according to the report, and was once again thought to be experiencing schizophrenia.When he came home from his extensive hospital stay, his parents noticed what looked like stretch marks around his armpit and thigh. Although he was still sick, his parents kept him at home and refused another round of hospitalization.

Then, in January 2017, a physician recognized the stretch mark-esque cuts as skin lesions linked to scratches from a cat.

usually include a mild fever and tender lymph nodes, neurological complications can occur in some patients—which is why doctors thought the teen in the case report had schizophrenia.worry if you have a cat? It’s more common than you’d think for your feline friends to be exposed to the bacteria. According to the National Organization of Rare Disorders , almost

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