Beware of dogs licking ears.
A patient with right-sided chronic purulent otorrhoea developed meningitis due to Pasteurella multocida transmitted by a dog that frequently licked his ear. We suggest that patients with a perforated tympanic membrane should avoid being licked on their ears by animals.
Godey
B
B
Morandi
X
X
Bourdinière
J
J
Heurtin
C
C
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D004423:Ear; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology