title: [An autopsy case involving severe sepsis due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, Niigata Prefectural Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Kyuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazawa
authors.forename: Chikako
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsubata
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imaoka
mesh_terms: 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*