Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (Sep 2022)
Mycobacterium chelonae Infection After a Cat Bite: A Rare Case Report
Abstract
Lei Zhang,1 Yixiong Li,2 Hao Yang,1 Yunzhu Mu,1 Jingjing Jiang,1 Xi Duan1 1Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anorectal, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xi Duan, Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 1 Maoyuan South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, 637000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8618783983097, Email [email protected]: We describe a 62-year-old woman with a 1-month-old unhealed cat bite wound caused by Mycobacterium chelonae presenting with persistent infection despite treatment with cefazolin and amoxicillin. This is the first reported case of M. chelonae infection caused by a cat bite. Cat bites are affected by the cat’s food microbiome, so clinicians should consider the cat’s diet if wounds are not responding as expected to first-line therapy.Keywords: cat bite, Mycobacterium chelonae, wound infection
