The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
Online ISSN : 1880-4047
Print ISSN : 0386-9784
ISSN-L : 0386-9784
Clinical Case Reports
Pasteurella Multocida Infections
Yoshihiro UMEBAYASHIMichio OGASAWARAYoshibumi AKATSU
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1999 Volume 61 Issue 1 Pages 71-73

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We encountered two cases of Pasteurella multocida infection following cat bites. Case 1. A 56-year-old man was bitten on his hand by a pet cat. Case 2. A 41-year-old woman was scratched and bitten on her leg by a pet cat. The patients thereafter developed redness, swelling on the hand/leg and purulent discharge from the wound. Bacterial cultures of the pus isolated Pasteurella multotida. They were successfully treated by 2-week administration of cephems. It is important to recognize that cat bites often cause Pasteurella multocida infections.
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