A small ‘lick’ will sink a great ship: fulminant septicaemia after dog saliva wound treatment in an asplenic patient

ABSTRACT
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a bacterium transmitted through the saliva of dogs. An infection can cause severe sepsis with acral necrosis and is potentially fatal. Here, we report the case of a 41‐year‐old man who was infected through a wound that was licked by his dog. He went into septic shock with disseminated intravascular coagulation and subsequently lost both lower legs, his nose and all the fingers on both hands.

Source: International Wound Journal - April 1, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Evi M Morandi, Reinhard Pauzenberger, Christoph Tasch, Ulrich M Rieger, Gerhard Pierer, Gabriel Djedovic Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research