Dog Bite, Bacteroides Infection, Coagulopathy, Renal Microangiopathy
Authors: MILAN FIALA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1977)

Letters and Corrections1 August 1977Dog Bite, Bacteroides Infection, Coagulopathy, Renal MicroangiopathyMILAN FIALA, M.D., HARRY BAUER, M.D., MOJEEN KHALEELI, M.D., ANTHONY GIORGIO, M.D.MILAN FIALA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HARRY BAUER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MOJEEN KHALEELI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ANTHONY GIORGIO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-87-2-248_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The report of Butler and associates (1) described bacteremia with an unidentified fastidious Gram-negative rod in 17 patients; 10 had a recent dog bite, and two died in renal failure with disseminated intravascular coagulation. In 1961, a patient died with a coagulopathy and renal cortical necrosis after a dog bite but without any organism being cultured (2). Because of the association with dog bites, Butler and associates have suggested that infection with the unidentified rod is zoonotic. We are reporting fatal sepsis with aBacteroidesspecies accompanied by coagulopathy and renal thrombotic microangiopathy after a dog bite....References1. BUTLERWEAVERRAMANIUYEDABOBORYUKOHLER TRTCRJR: Unidentified Gram-negative rod infection: a new disease of man. Ann Intern Med 86:1-5, 1977 LinkGoogle Scholar2. MEYERSHIRSCHMANSLOAN BSW: Generalized Schwartzman reaction in man after dog bite. Ann Intern Med 73:433-438, 1970 LinkGoogle Scholar3. FRANCISHOLMESBRANDON DMG: Pasteurella multocida infections after domestic animal bites and scratches. JAMA 233:42-45, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GIANANTONIOVITACCIOMENDILAHARSURUTTYMENDILAHARSU CMFAJ: The hemolytic-uremic syndrome. J Pediatr 64:478-491, 1964 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SHAPIROKANTERLOPASRABINER CAHS: Hemolytic-uremic syndrome in adults. JAMA 213:567-570, 1970 CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Martin Luther King, Jr., General Hospital Charles R. Drew Postgraduate School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA 90059 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySystemic infections mimicking thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraANIMAL BITESHemolytic uremic syndrome in an adolescent with Fusobacterium necrophorum bacteremiaAnaerobic Dog Bite Wound InfectionPersistant pre-eclampsia post partum with elevated liver enzymes and hemolytic uremic syndromeBite InfectionsCytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli and the Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeBite Wounds Inflicted by Dogs and CatsCase 29-1986Management of Human and Animal Bite WoundsAcute Renal Failure Associated with LeptospirosisANIMAL BITES AND INFECTIONAnimal BitesDog bite wounds and infection: A prospective clinical studyAdult hemolytic-uremic syndromeMammalian bite woundsEpidemiologic and clinical aspects of animal bite injuriesBacteriology of human and animal bite wounds 1 August 1977Volume 87, Issue 2Page: 248-249KeywordsBacteremiaBacteroidesCoagulopathyDisseminated intravascular coagulationNecrosisRenal failureSepsisZoonoses Issue Published: 1 August 1977 PDF downloadLoading ...