[An autopsy case involving severe sepsis due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection].
Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a commensal bacterium from the carine mouth, causes septicemia in human beings through bites or scratches. We report a case of a 60-year-old man contracting septicemia due to C. canimorsus infection after a dog bite who died less than 12 hours after admission. We observed neutrophils with intracytoplasmic bacilli in the peripheral blood smear. We discuss clinical presentation and autopsy findings.
Ota
Kyuma
K
Division of Internal Medicine, Niigata Prefectural Central Hospital.
Kazawa
Toshihiro
T
Tsubata
Chikako
C
Suzuki
Michio
M
Imaoka
Koichi
K
D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002206:Capnocytophaga; D004285:Dogs; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*