Pasteurella multocida infectious arthritis with acute gout after a cat bite.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 74-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, immune purpura, and gout presented with a painful, swollen ankle after a cat bite to his leg. On aspiration of the ankle, gram negative pleomorphic rods and monosodium urate crystals were seen and Pasteurella multocida was cultured. He was treated with ampicillin/sulbactam, joint aspiration, and intraarticular steroids, with resolution of infection and return of joint function. The syndromes of Pasteurella arthritis and crystal arthropathy with septic arthritis are reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle Joint
- Arthritis, Gouty
- Arthritis, Infectious
- Bites and Stings
- Cats
- Pasteurella Infections
- Pasteurella multocida