Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum Liver Abscess with Pylephlebitis: An Abdominal Variant of Lemierre’s Syndrome

Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum Liver Abscess with Pylephlebitis: An Abdominal Variant of Lemierre’s Syndrome

Liver abscess associated with suppurative portal vein thrombosis (pylephlebitis) secondary to Fusobacterium necrophorum has been rarely reported. It is considered to be an abdominal variant of Lemierre’s syndrome associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case of 69-year-old ma...

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Main Authors: Natasa Radovanovic, Igor Dumic, Mladjen Veselinovic, Susanne Burger, Tamara Milovanovic, Charles W. Nordstrom, Eric Niendorf, Poornima Ramanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9237267
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