Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a COVID-19 patient: a rare complication of dog bites

ABSTRACT Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a gram-negative rod that is part of the commensal microbiota of dogs' and cats' mouths. In this case, we report an 85-year-old man with COVID-19 who had his right arm bitten by a dog. His symptoms were impaired consciousness, agitation and aggressive behavior. Physical examination revealed neck stiffness and Brudzinski's sign. The cerebrospinal fluid culture was compatible with Capnocytophaga canimorsus. He required intensive care and received a 14-day prescription of meropenem. After 40 days of hospitalization, the patient was fully recovered and was discharged. This case highlights the importance of physician and microbiologist be awareness of this disease, mainly in patients with neurological symptoms after a dog or cat bite.

Epidemiologia e ecologia das dermatofitoses na cidade de Fortaleza: o Trichophyton tonsurans como importante patógeno emergente da Tinea capitis / Epidemiology and ecology or dematophytosis in Fortaleza city: Trichophyton tonsurans as an important emergent pathogen of Tinea capitis

As dermatofitoses säo os distúrbios infecciosos de pele mais comuns do mundo. Na presente pesquisa foram avaliados 2.297 pacientes com lesöes clínicas sugestivas de dermatofitoses das quais, 534 (23,2 por cento) mostraram-se positivas para dermatófitos. Destes, o T. rubrum foi a espécie mais prevalente (49,6 por cento; p