A Rare Case of Bacteremic Community-Acquired Pneumonia Due to Pasteurella Multocida Presenting With Hemoptysis

Copyright © 2021, Ayas et al..

Pasteurella multocida (PM) is a gram-negative bacterium known to cause soft tissue infections, especially after animal bites, with some human infections occurring after animal exposure, usually via inhalation of contaminated secretions. PM pneumonia mainly affects those who are immunocompromised and in individuals with comorbidities. The spectrum of pulmonary disease due to PM is wide, ranging from pneumonia to empyema. The clinical features are indistinguishable from other pathogens, however, hemoptysis seldom occurs as a consequence of PM infection. We present a case of PM pneumonia in an immunocompetent host who had a chief complaint of hemoptysis, making this the sixth documented case to ever-present with hemoptysis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Cureus - 13(2021), 3 vom: 31. März, Seite e14232

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ayas, Mohamad F [VerfasserIn]
Youssef, Dima [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Leonard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Community aquired pneumonia
Hemoptysis
Pasteurella multocida

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Date Revised 08.05.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.7759/cureus.14232

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NLM32511286X