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- Title
Chronic Pasteurella Multocida Bronchitis Diagnosed 3 Years After Onset of Symptoms.
- Authors
Eriko OKAZAKI; Shigeaki HATTORI; Katsuyoshi TOMOMATSU; Shingo IIJIMA; Kohei UMEMOTO; Kai YAMAZAKI; Yukihiro HORIO; Naoki HAYAMA; Yoko ITO; Tsuyoshi OGUMA; Koichiro ASANO
- Abstract
We report a case of chronic infection with Pasteurella multocida in the lower respiratory tract in a man with a cat. A 77-year-old man presented with recurrent hemoptysis accompanied by bronchiectasis and an opacity in the left lung on chest computed tomography. Although the patient was seropositive for Mycobacterium avium complex, repeated sputum cultures were negative for any specific pathogen. Three years later, he was referred to our hospital for hemoptysis with enhanced opacity in the lower lobe of the left lung. Culture of bronchial lavage fluid obtained via bronchoscopy was positive for P. multocida. The patient was treated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid for 14 days and was instructed to avoid close contact with his cat. His symptoms and chest imaging findings improved and have not recurred during more than 1 1/2 years of follow up. P. multocida can cause chronic lower respiratory infections.
- Subjects
PASTEURELLA multocida; BRONCHITIS; COMPUTED tomography; HEMOPTYSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; RESPIRATORY infections
- Publication
Tokai Journal of Experimental & Clinical Medicine, 2024, Vol 49, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0385-0005
- Publication type
Article