A Case of pasteurella multocida pleural empyema.

Lee, Dong Yeub; Baek, Seung Min; Seo, Hyang Eun; Sohn, Kyung Rak; Song, Do Yong; Chung, Byung Chun; Lee, Byung Ki; Kim, Won Ho

doi:2000.49.1.111

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 49(1); 2000 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2000;49(1):111-116.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2000.49.1.111 Published online July 1, 2000.

A Case of pasteurella multocida pleural empyema.

Dong Yeub Lee, Seung Min Baek, Hyang Eun Seo, Kyung Rak Sohn, Do Yong Song, Byung Chun Chung, Byung Ki Lee, Won Ho Kim

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida, a Gram-negative coccobacillus, is part of the normal oral flora of many types of animals, including domestic dogs and cats. It is the etiologic agent of a variety of infectious diseases, such as hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle or fowl cholera in chiken. Although this is a primary pathogen in the animal world, infection due to Pasteurella multocida in man has been described with increasing frequency recently. The majority of individuals with pasteurella multocida pulmonary infection possess some underlying pulmonary diseases, most commonly bronchiectasis or COPD. With review of literature, We report a young man who developed the empyema caused by Pasteurella multocida.

Key Words: Pasteurella multocida, Empyema