Necrobacillosis: A case report of complicated Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia.

Darling, Matthew J; Bryant, Summer D; Kunz, Anjali N; Weisse, Martin E

Darling, Matthew J; Bryant, Summer D; Kunz, Anjali N; Weisse, Martin E.

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Darling MJ; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20307, USA. matt.darling@nccpeds.com

Anaerobe ; 16(2): 171-3, 2010 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19501182

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ABSTRACT

Necrobacillosis due to Fusobacterium necrophorum is an uncommon anaerobic infection. It has a wide range of presentations and commonly presents as Lemierre's syndrome. We present a case of necrobacillosis defined by F. necrophorum bacteremia with epidural and pararectal fluid collection without evidence of internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis.

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Fusobacterium Infections/diagnosis; Fusobacterium necrophorum/isolation & purification; Sepsis/diagnosis; Adolescent; Epidural Abscess/diagnosis; Epidural Abscess/pathology; Fusobacterium Infections/microbiology; Head/diagnostic imaging; Humans; Male; Radiography; Sepsis/complications; Sepsis/microbiology; Tomography

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sepsis / Fusobacterium Infections / Fusobacterium necrophorum Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Humans / Male Language: En Year: 2010 Type: Article

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