Pasteurella multocida lung and liver abscess in an immune-competent child

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2006 Mar;41(3):275-8. doi: 10.1002/ppul.20327.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drainage / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology*
  • Liver Abscess / therapy
  • Lung Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Lung Abscess / microbiology*
  • Lung Abscess / therapy
  • Male
  • Pasteurella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pasteurella Infections / drug therapy
  • Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification*
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents