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Pericardial tamponade caused by Pasteurella multocida infection after a cat bite
A K Al-Allaf1, T C Harvey, A R Cunnington
1Department of Medicine, Walsall Manor Hospital NHS Trust, Walsall, West Midlands, UK. Kareem_alallaf@hotmail.com
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|February 27, 2001
Abstract:
An unusual case of meningitis and pericardial tamponade caused by Pasteurella multocida after a cat bite is reported. The patient was successfully treated by antibiotics and pericardiocentesis and made an uneventful recovery from a life threatening condition. This case illustrates the potential dangers that can arise from a seemingly trivial and commonplace injury.