Puzzling encounter of idiopathic pasteurella bacteraemia

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-24-2024

Journal

BMJ case reports

Volume

17

Issue

5

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2024-259681

Keywords

Infections; Infectious diseases; Medical management; Skin

Abstract

is a gram-negative coccobacillus that is commonly transmitted through animal bites including cats and dogs. The degree of infection can be worrisome in the immunosuppressed population with a stark correlation in patients with cirrhosis. However, taking that population into account, only 13 cases of bacteraemia have been recorded with the majority of those cases having cirrhotic liver disease along with multiple comorbidities. Here, we present an elderly patient with only pertinent medical history of mixed hyperlipidaemia who presents after a mechanical fall with acute renal failure and septic shock secondary to bacteraemia.

Department

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Student Works

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