title: Pasteurella multocida epiglottitis: A review and report of a new case with associated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
abstract: Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative coccobacillus that primarily affects animals. P multocida infections in humans are usually associated with animal contact. To the best of our knowledge, only 7 cases of P multocida epiglottitis have been previously reported in the English-language literature; none of these cases occurred in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. We describe what we believe is the first reported case of P multocida epiglottitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and we review the previous reports of this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Oncology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5300, USA.
authors.forename: Penelope J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Osswald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010400:Penicillin G