[Tularemia from a cat bite].

Abstract

We report the first case in Norway of a man who developed ulceroglandular tularaemia following a cat bite. If after feline contact, patients develop skin and soft-tissue infections that fail to respond to therapy with penicillin, physicians should consider the possibility of tularaemia. Our patient was successfully treated with ciprofloxacin, which is effective against Francisella tularensis and most pathogens associated with feline infections. A greater awareness of infections following a cat bite is important for recognising this uncommon condition.

• Authors: Sheraz Yaqub, Jørgen V Bjørnholt, Asle E Enger
• Journal: Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke (Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen) Vol. 124 Issue 24 Pg. 3197-8 (Dec 16 2004) ISSN: 0807-7096 [Electronic] Norway
• Vernacular Title: Tularemi etter kattebitt.
• PMID: 15608764 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Animals
• Bites and Stings (complications, drug therapy, microbiology)
• Cats
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Tularemia (drug therapy, etiology, transmission)