Uncommon Encounter: Tiger Bite-Associated Abscess in a Residential Area – A Case Report
Mariam Danish Iqbal
Associate Professor, RLKU Medical College, Lahore, PakistanAmmara Aslam
Consultant Surgeon Integrated Medical Care(IMC), Lahore, PakistanManal Fatima Cheema
Student of Final Year MBBS at CMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore, PakistanKanwal Hassan Cheema
Assistant Professor, CMH Lahore Medical CollegeSidra Shafiq Cheema
Professor of Histopathology CMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore, PakistanAbstract
In the last few decades, an increasing range and amount of exotic animals have become popular as pets,[1] with animal bite wounds also increasing in prevalence.[2] Pasturella multocida is the most common organism isolated following both cat and dog bites,[3] however; infection from the bite of large cats ( i.e. lions, tigers, leopards, panthers) has rarely been reported.[4] We are reporting a case P. multocida isolated from a tiger bite wound complicated by abscess formation in a 22-year-old female in Lahore, Pakistan. A 22-year-old female presented to the emergency department of a private hospital in DHA Lahore with complaints of fever, redness, and swelling of her right upper thigh after having been bit by an exotic pet tiger at her employer’s home one week ago. Clinical examination revealed a tender, hardened area around the bite and relevant laboratory investigations confirmed the presence of Pasturella multocida in the abscess. The patient underwent incision and drainage under local anesthesia, with subsequent wound care and antibiotic therapy. Upon follow-up, significant improvement was seen at the procedure site. Wound closure was achieved within a few weeks. This case report serves to emphasize the significance of immediate management of animal bites, which includes the administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy following a series of relevant investigations to prevent the occurrence of complications. Additionally, surgical intervention should be carried out if indicated clinically.
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