Epiglottitis Caused by Pasteurella multocida: An Uncommon Presentation
<i>Pasteurella multocida</i> is commonly associated with skin and soft tissue infections after animal bites and is rarely associated with epiglottitis, which is a life-threatening condition. Here, we describe a patient with epiglottitis secondary to <i>Pasteurella</i> infection and bacteremia who required transnasal fiberoptic intubation and was treated with intravenous (IV) ampicillin-sulbactam, who responded well to the treatment with complete resolution of symptoms.
Authors
- Vinod Khatri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7777-1984)
- Mansi Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-3034)
- Ayesha Tahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3701-6052)
- Prabhjot Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3539-0622)
- Manogna Pendyala
Institutions
- Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.81365
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04