Post viper bite Pasteurella multocida necrotizing fasciitis complicates with septicaemia and renal failure
- Author:
Nadiyah, A.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2015;32(4):608-612
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, severe and rapidly progressive life-threatening
clinical disease which is commonly caused by streptococci. However, the disease caused by
Pasteurella multocida is infrequently reported. Here, we report a rare case of a 85-year-old
Malay man who developed septicaemia secondary to necrotizing fasciitis post viper bite. P.
multocida was isolated from pus, tissue and blood cultures. A post viper bite was the only risk
factor and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of P. multocida
necrotizing fasciitis secondary to viper bite.
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