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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Autores principales: Jaber, Fouad, Alsakarneh, Saqr, Campbell, John, Awad, Ameen, Mohamed, Wael T., Wittler, Kaitlin, Ghoz, Hassan, Clarkston, Wendell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Case Report
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

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