title: Isolation of Bisgaardia hudsonensis from a seal bite. Case report and review of the literature on seal finger.
abstract: Here we describe the case of a young man who sustained a seal bite to his hand and developed a seal finger. The symptoms of seal finger include pain, swelling, discharge, and in some cases there is joint involvement.(1) The organism isolated from the lesion was identified as a Bisgaardia hudsonensis and we believe this is the first case of a seal bite caused by B. hudsonensis which is a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae and as yet unpublished.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon, Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom. sheetalsun@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundeep
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cleeve
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D046069:Fur Seals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015661:Pasteurellaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016871:Pasteurellaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents