Fatal Case of Liver and Brain Abscesses Due to Fusobacterium nucleatum

Fusobacterium nucleatum is an anaerobic gram-negative organism regarded as an oral commensal. We present a case of a 63-year-old male presenting with weakness, encephalopathy and right upper quadrant palpable mass found to have F. nucleatum liver abscess with innumerable intracranial abscesses. F. n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Toumeh, Nadia, Mudireddy, Megha, Smith, Bradley, Guerrero, Dubert M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8682949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34976461
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19671
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Sumario:Fusobacterium nucleatum is an anaerobic gram-negative organism regarded as an oral commensal. We present a case of a 63-year-old male presenting with weakness, encephalopathy and right upper quadrant palpable mass found to have F. nucleatum liver abscess with innumerable intracranial abscesses. F. nucleatum is a rare cause of concomitant liver and brain abscesses associated with odontogenic infection with potentially fatal outcomes.

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