"Cat got your lung?": Case of a trapped lung following cat bite. (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Walayat, Saqib; Asghar, M.; Horvath, Emily; Farrell, John J.
• Is Part Of: IDCases. Volume 15(2018)
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Case Reports; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00482
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-2509

Abstract

Abstract: Pasturella multocida is a gram negative encapsulated facultative bacillus that has been reported to cause a wide variety of infections in humans. Empyema is rarely reported complication of P. multocida infection. Infection is usually acquired by inhalation or bite from a domestic animal, with cats and dogs being the most common sources. Isolation of organisms on culture remains gold standard for diagnosis. We describe a case of P. multocida related empyema in a patient who subsequently developed trapped lung requiring video assisted thoracoscopic surgical decortication. It was determined that the cause of this patient's empyema was likely from a bite from his own cat.