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Pasteurella multocida lung and liver abscess in an immune‐competent child
Author(s) -
Goussard P.,
Gie R.P.,
Steyn F.,
Rossouw G.J.,
Kling S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.20327
Subject(s) - pasteurella multocida , medicine , lung , liver abscess , diaphragm (acoustics) , abscess , lung abscess , hepatic abscess , immune system , surgery , immunology , bacteria , biology , genetics , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker
We report on a 20‐month‐old infant with a complicated lung and liver abscess caused by Pasteurella multocida after the child had been in close contact with a domestic cat. Surgical drainage confirmed lung and liver abscesses connected to each other, with involvement of the diaphragm. Pediatr Pulmonol. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.