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Fusobacterium Septicemia with Liver and Lung Abscesses Due to Diverticulitis

The Fusobacterium species is known for its association with septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (Lemierre’s syndrome). Lemierre’s syndrome is associated with septic emboli to the liver and lungs, often causing multiple abscesses. We present a unique case of Fusobacterium septicemia...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Akshay, Goyal, Sachin, Arsene, Camelia, Krishnamoorthy, Geetha, Ehrinpreis, Murray
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30775398
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2018.99