Multiorgan Failure and Refractory Lactic Acidosis due to Pasteurella multocida Septicemia in a Patient with No Animal Exposure
Joint Authors
Khaja, Misbahuddin
Pena, Damaris
Santana, Yaneidy
Perez Lara, Jose
Gonzalez, Efrain
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative coccobacillus pathogenic to animals.
It can cause infection in humans by a bite, scratch, or lick from a cat or dog.
P.
multocida can cause a variety of infections in humans, including cellulitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, peritonitis, and septic shock.
Case Presentation.
A 56-year-old male presented to our hospital with a 2-day history of fever, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
He denied exposure to cats, dogs or other pets.
He had severe respiratory distress requiring ventilator support, profound septic shock requiring multiple vasopressors, severe lactic acidosis, and renal failure requiring emergent hemodialysis.
Blood cultures confirmed the presence of P.
multocida.
The patient subsequently died of cardiopulmonary arrest due to multiorgan failure with refractory shock.
Conclusion.
P.
multocida septicemia can lead to septic shock.
Early identification of this organism may decrease mortality.
Although our patient had no known cat or dog exposure, physicians should enquire about a history of animal exposure when a patient presents with an infection with no obvious cause.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pena, Damaris& Santana, Yaneidy& Perez Lara, Jose& Gonzalez, Efrain& Khaja, Misbahuddin. 2018. Multiorgan Failure and Refractory Lactic Acidosis due to Pasteurella multocida Septicemia in a Patient with No Animal Exposure. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144429
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pena, Damaris…[et al.]. Multiorgan Failure and Refractory Lactic Acidosis due to Pasteurella multocida Septicemia in a Patient with No Animal Exposure. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144429
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pena, Damaris& Santana, Yaneidy& Perez Lara, Jose& Gonzalez, Efrain& Khaja, Misbahuddin. Multiorgan Failure and Refractory Lactic Acidosis due to Pasteurella multocida Septicemia in a Patient with No Animal Exposure. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144429
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144429