Pasteurella multocida lung and liver abscess in an immune-competent child.
We report on a 20-month-old infant with a complicated lung and liver abscess caused by Pasteurella multocida after the child had been in close contact with a domestic cat. Surgical drainage confirmed lung and liver abscesses connected to each other, with involvement of the diaphragm.
Goussard
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Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa. pgouss@sun.ac.za
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Steyn
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Rossouw
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Kling
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents