title: Three cases of Pasteurella multocida skin infection from pet cats.
abstract: We encountered three cases of Pasteurella multocida skin infection from pet cats. P. multocida wound infections are characterized by acute onset of erythema, pain, and swelling. This infection has rarely been reported in dermatology journals from Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kayashima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000635:transmission*