A Case of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Infected with Fusobacterium necrophorum Depicted by Microscopy and Confirmed by Tissue Culture.
Summary of "A Case of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Infected with Fusobacterium necrophorum Depicted by Microscopy and Confirmed by Tissue Culture."
A 40-year-old man was admitted with a continuous high grade fever accompanying a relatively large solitary liver abscess with septations. A puncture of the abscess revealed gram-negative rods that could be identified histologically as Fusobacterium necrophorum, which was later confirmed by tissue culture. The patient was switched to meropenem and penicillin, and cured of the infection. Fusobacterium necrophorum is a rare bacterium causing potentially fatal liver abscesses in humans. Clinicians should bear Fusobacterium necrophorum in mind when treating patients with an enlarged solitary liver abscess.
Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
ISSN: 1349-7235
Pages: 1815-9
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21881280
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic
Single or multiple areas of PUS due to bacterial infection within the hepatic parenchyma. It can be caused by a variety of BACTERIA, local or disseminated from infections elsewhere such as in APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; PERITONITIS; and after LIVER TRANSPLANTATION.
Lemierre Syndrome
A superinfection of the damaged oropharyngeal mucosa by FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM leading to the secondary septic THROMBOPHLEBITIS of the internal jugular vein.
Fusobacterium Necrophorum
A species of gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacteria isolated from the natural cavities of man and other animals and from necrotic lesions, abscesses, and blood.
Liver Abscess
Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
Fusobacterium Infections
Infections with bacteria of the genus FUSOBACTERIUM.
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