A case of liver abscess and fusobacterium septicemia

A case of liver abscess and fusobacterium septicemia

Fusobacterium species are well described as the causative pathogen in Lemierre’s syndrome, a suppurative thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein. However, they are less recognized for a unique variant of Lemierre’s syndrome presenting with invasive intraabdominal infection and associated portal vein th...

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Veröffentlicht in:IDCases 2017-01, Vol.9 (C), p.98-100
Hauptverfasser: Rahmati, Elham, She, Rosemary C., Kazmierski, Brittany, Geiseler, P. Jan, Wong, Darren
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Sprache:eng
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16S rRNA sequencing
Case Report
Fusobacterium
Portal vein thrombosis
Septic pylephlebitis
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Zusammenfassung:Fusobacterium species are well described as the causative pathogen in Lemierre’s syndrome, a suppurative thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein. However, they are less recognized for a unique variant of Lemierre’s syndrome presenting with invasive intraabdominal infection and associated portal vein thrombosis. We describe a case of Fusobacterium nucleatum with hepatic abscess and septic pylephlebitis.
ISSN:2214-2509
2214-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2017.06.013