Open AccessPasteurella multocida Septic Shock: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Ali A Aljameely,
Ghassan Wali
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
case reports in infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6625
pISSN - 2090-6633
DOI - 10.1155/2019/1964161
Subject(s) - pasteurella multocida , medicine , septic shock , cellulitis , bacteremia , pneumonia , meningitis , endocarditis , sepsis , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics
Pasteurella multocida is a small, Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic coccobacillus that inhabits the normal microbiota of the respiratory tract of several animals, especially cats and dogs. By infecting humans, a wide range of clinical pictures can evolve varying from mild local cellulitis to more severe systemic diseases (e.g., meningitis, pneumonia, endocarditis, and bacteremia). Septic shock is an uncommon complication of P. multocida infection, with less than 100 cases reported in the literature. It is frequently associated with cirrhotic and immunocompromised individuals and rarely immunocompetent ones. Here, we present a case of Pasteurella multocida septic shock in an elderly man secondary to leg cellulitis with a review of the relevant literature.