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Query: UMLS:C0476089 (
endometrial cancer
)
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We summarize an unusual postoperative wound infection that was caused by Pasteurella multocida from a house cat licking the incision in an obese gynecologic oncology patient. A 48-year-old morbidly obese woman had a wound abscess 6 weeks after hysterectomy and panniculectomy for a International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IA grade 1
endometrial cancer
. P multocida was cultured from the abscess and the patient was treated with drainage and intravenous antibiotics. Further history revealed that her house cat had licked the wound. P multocida wound infection is a potential complication for people with dog or cat contact postoperatively.
Penicillin G
is the antibiotic of choice for treatment.
...
PMID:Postoperative wound infection with Pasteurella multocida from a pet cat. 1271 25
