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Pylephlebitis Complicated by Hepatic Abscesses due to Fusobacterium Nucleatum: A Case of Lemierre's Syndrome Variant and Literature Review
In gastrointestinal-variant Lemierre syndrome, Fusobacterium nucleatum can cause pylephlebitis and liver abscesses. We report a 62-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain and altered mental status. Abdominal computed tomography showed hepatic lesions and thrombosis in the superior mesenteric a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10171477/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37180464 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001046 |