title: A Rare Case of Glossitis due toPasteurella multocidaafter a Cat Scratch.
abstract: Pasteurellais one of the zoonotic pathogens that can cause variety of serious infections in animals and humans such as bacteremia, septic shock, endocarditis, meningitis, prosthetic and native valve infections, osteomyelitis, skin and soft tissue infections, abscesses, and even pneumonia with empyema. However, there have been few reports of upper respiratory involvements like tonsillitis and epiglottitis in humans. We present a case of recurrentPasteurellaglossitis after a cat scratch which has not been reported in humans.
authors.affiliation: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Negin
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8093-5700
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niknam
authors.affiliation: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Thien
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doan
authors.affiliation: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Revere