[A case of cat-scratch-induced Pasteurella multocida infection presenting with disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute renal failure].
Domestic animals are the main reservoirs of Pasteurella species for human zoonosis due to bites and scratches. Pasterurella multocida may cause serious soft-tissue infection and, less commonly, sepsis or septic shock, particularly in insufficient initial therapy and an immunocompromised host. We report a case of cat-scratch-induced P. multocida infection, presenting with disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute renal failure. A febrile 83-year-old woman with consciousness disturbance and a subcutaneous left-foot abscess due to a scratch from a pet cat. She was successfully treated with antibiotic piperacillin and clindamycin therapy and aggressive wound drainage.
Department of Internal Medecine, Shiki Municipal Hospital.
Takahiko
T
Fukuchi
Yuji
Y
Morisawa
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications*; D002415:Cats; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015047:Zoonoses