Pasteurella multocida arthritis of the shoulder associated with postsurgical lymphedema.
We describe a patient with postsurgical lymphedema and septic arthritis of the shoulder after a cat bite distally. Our case illustrates the importance of a high index of suspicion for infection in patients with shoulder pain and pre-existing edema.
Department of Internal Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000150:complications*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000382:microbiology*