Cutaneous Mucormycosis Complicating a Polymicrobial Wound Infection Following a Dog Bite

Cutaneous Mucormycosis Complicating a Polymicrobial Wound Infection Following a Dog Bite

We report a case of cutaneous mucormycosis and Enterobacter infection developing in a 50-year-old diabetic woman following a dog bite that showed delayed development and diagnosis in comparison with typical zygomycotic cutaneous lesions.

Aeromonas hydrophila wound infection following a tiger bite in Nepal.

Aeromonas hydrophila is a rare human pathogen. Reports of zoonotic infection developing after large feline bites are even rarer. We are documenting the first case of human wound infection with A. hydrophila following a tiger bite. The patient responded well following wound debridement, secondary suturing and combination antibiotic therapy.

Cutaneous necrosis following brown recluse spider bite

Pasteurella pneumotropica: meningitis following a dog bite.

A 38 year old man developed meningitis following a dog bite. Pasteurella pneumotropica, usually an animal pathogen, was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid. The patient made a complete recovery after antibiotic therapy. The relevant literature is reviewed.

Human Wound Infection with Mannheimia glucosida following Lamb Bite.

Mannheimia spp. are veterinary pathogens that can cause mastitis and pneumonia in domestic cattle and sheep. While Mannheimia glucosida can be found as normal flora in oral and respiratory mucosa in sheep, there have been no reported cases of human infection with this organism.