A Rare Case of Glossitis due toPasteurella multocidaafter a Cat Scratch

Abstract

Pasteurellais one of the zoonotic pathogens that can cause variety of serious infections in animals and humans such as bacteremia, septic shock, endocarditis, meningitis, prosthetic and native valve infections, osteomyelitis, skin and soft tissue infections, abscesses, and even pneumonia with empyema. However, there have been few reports of upper respiratory involvements like tonsillitis and epiglottitis in humans. We present a case of recurrentPasteurellaglossitis after a cat scratch which has not been reported in humans.