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Disseminated Pasteurella multocida infection: Cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and myositis

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Marcantonio, YC; Kulkarni, PA; Sachs, S; Ting, K; Lee, J; Mendoza, D
Published in: IDCases
January 1, 2017

A 67-year-old man with poorly controlled type II diabetes mellitus was evaluated for right lower extremity erythema and swelling and left-sided lower back pain. He was found to have Pasteurella multocida bacteremia; magnetic resonance imaging showed osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine with myositis in the adjacent left paraspinal muscles. He was initially treated with intravenous antibiotics and was later transitioned to oral amoxicillin. He recovered completely with six weeks of antimicrobial therapy.

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2214-2509

Publication Date

January 1, 2017

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10

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68 / 70

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Marcantonio, Y. C., Kulkarni, P. A., Sachs, S., Ting, K., Lee, J., & Mendoza, D. (2017). Disseminated Pasteurella multocida infection: Cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and myositis. IDCases, 10, 68–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.09.004
Marcantonio, Y. C., P. A. Kulkarni, S. Sachs, K. Ting, J. Lee, and D. Mendoza. “Disseminated Pasteurella multocida infection: Cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and myositis.” IDCases 10 (January 1, 2017): 68–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.09.004.
Marcantonio YC, Kulkarni PA, Sachs S, Ting K, Lee J, Mendoza D. Disseminated Pasteurella multocida infection: Cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and myositis. IDCases. 2017 Jan 1;10:68–70.
Marcantonio, Y. C., et al. “Disseminated Pasteurella multocida infection: Cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and myositis.” IDCases, vol. 10, Jan. 2017, pp. 68–70. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2017.09.004.
Marcantonio YC, Kulkarni PA, Sachs S, Ting K, Lee J, Mendoza D. Disseminated Pasteurella multocida infection: Cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and myositis. IDCases. 2017 Jan 1;10:68–70.
Journal cover image

Published In

IDCases

DOI

ISSN

2214-2509

Publication Date

January 1, 2017

Volume

10

Start / End Page

68 / 70

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences