Diabetes in patients with pasteurellosis

Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(10):731-3. doi: 10.1080/00365540510044111.

Abstract

From 1991 to 2003, 20 patients with pasteurellosis were admitted to our unit, of whom 2 died. They presented with cellulitis (n = 14), arthritis (n = 6), pneumonia (n = 3), subcutaneous abscess (n = 3), bursitis (n = 2), meningitis, otitis, sinusitis and uveitis. Underlying diseases included diabetes (n = 6) and malignancy (n = 5). Diabetes could be a predisposing condition for pasteurellosis.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Causality
  • Diabetes Mellitus*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pasteurella / classification*
  • Pasteurella / isolation & purification*
  • Pasteurella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Pasteurella Infections / microbiology
  • Pasteurella Infections / physiopathology*
  • Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification
  • Retrospective Studies