Alonso-De León MT, Santiago-Jiménez HL, Abascal L, Moreno-Sánchez F, Valente-Acosta B

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ABSTRACT

This paper reports a case of osteomyelitis due to Pasteurella canis after a dog bite. The patient requested medical care immediately after the bite, there were performed asepsis and antisepsis of the wound to later close the injury. After 12 hours, the patient’s wound started changing colour with increase in temperature, volume and severe pain, so patient went to our hospital for evaluation. Cultures were taken, and magnetic resonance imaging showed images related to soft tissue infection and osteomyelitis. In cultures, Pasteurella canis was isolated. Treatment was given with oral antibiotics, achieving a favourable outcome. The genus Pasteurella are gram-negative, immobile, anaerobic facultative coccobacilli. The most isolated strain is P. canis after dog bites, and P. multocida and P. septicum in cat bites. The most frequent manifestation is cellulitis at the site of a bite or scratch. The diagnosis is made by microbiological methods. The treatment of choice is penicillin.