title: Meningitis and subgaleal, subdural, epidural empyema due to Pasteurella multocida.
abstract: Pasteurella is a Gram-negative coccobacillus found in 70-90% of oral cavities of cats, and as well, is isolated from the digestive systems of dogs, rats, rabbits, monkeys, and other animals. Pasteurella multocida has been known to cause infections in humans, the most familiar being soft tissue infection after animal bites. However, this organism may affect a variety of systems, causing serious disease. Pasteurella multocida can cause septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, endocarditis, meningitis, and septicemia. We report a case of bacterial meningitis, subgaleal, subdural, and epidural empyema due to Pasteurella multocida by a rabbit licking that resulted in neurological complications and a prolonged recovery period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Per
authors.forename: Sefer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumandaş
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gümüş
authors.forename: Mustafa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Abdulhakim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coşkun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016979:Pasteurella multocida