title: [Dog bite in a splenectomized patient].
abstract: We present a case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus fulminant infection linked to a dog bite in a splenectomized patient. Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a gram-negative rod that typically causes septicaemia with disseminated intravascular coagulation in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. It is associated with high mortality. We also reviewed the literature and provide some recommendations on the management of bite wound as well as on both prevention and treatment of infection in asplenic state.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie, CHU Sart Tilman.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delanaye
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertholet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lambermont
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D004285:Dogs; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*