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An unusual case of abdominal pain and splenomegaly in a paediatric patient

Fusobacterium species are members of the oral microbiota and have been found to cause a wide spectrum of opportunistic infections. We describe the case of a previously healthy teenager with a large splenic abscess secondary to Fusobacterium nucleatum, successfully managed with percutaneous drainage...

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Autores principales: Eckbo, Eric J, Mijovic, Hana, Tam, Jennifer, Goldfarb, David M, Kollmann, Tobias R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7970672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33796309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X21991059