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Left Atrial Myxoma Infected With Fusobacterium Nucleatum
Portuguese journal of cardiac thoracic and vascular surgery, 2022 Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumours in adults. Clinical presentation is variable, with few cases of infected myxomas reported in the literature. We describe a rare case of a 63-year-old patient who presented with splenic abscesses and a left atrial mass suggestive of emboligen myxoma. The patient underwent a successful emergency
Abuelo, José M. +4 more
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Pylephlebitis With Concomitant Fusobacterium Bacteremia: Lemierre's Syndrome Variant of the Gut
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022 Pylephlebitis is a rare complication of intra-abdominal infections, and Fusobacterium, traditionally associated with thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, is an extremely rare causative organism.
Mackenzie R. Barker, Mahmoud Khreis
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Gut Pathogens, 2023 Background Fusobacterium nucleatum is a one of the most important anaerobic opportunistic pathogens in the oral and intestinal tracts of human and animals.
Qianhui Zhu +5 more
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Lemierre syndrome causing empyema and pulmonary embolism: A reemerging disease from a bygone era?
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Long considered a “forgotten disease” of a bygone era, the apparent reemergence of Lemierre syndrome highlights the need for awareness of this rare condition to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.
Shalvin Singh Jassal +2 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Fusobacterium necrophorum is a Gram-negative, filamentous anaerobe prevalent in the mucosal flora of animals and humans. It causes necrotic infections in cattle, resulting in a substantial economic impact on the cattle industry.
Prabha K. Bista +4 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017 Background Fusobacterium necrophorum is a common agent of disease in humans, but the occurrence of primary infections outside the head and neck area is extremely rare.
Eduardo Smith-Singares +5 more
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An unusual case of abdominal pain and splenomegaly in a paediatric patient
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 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 ...
Eric J Eckbo +4 more
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IDCases, 2019 Fusobacterium nucleatum is a rod-shaped gram-negative obligate anaerobe; this organism, and other anaerobes, are usually not a part of the culture performed for a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample. To date, four cases of Fusobacterium meningitis in adults
Trager Hintze +4 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Forty-one stored samples from cases of spontaneous brain abscess were investigated to gain insight into the natural history, causative agents, and relevant laboratory diagnostics of a rare infection.
Camilla Andersen +3 more
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An atypical case of Lemierre syndrome following oropharyngeal infection [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2018 Lemierre syndrome is characterized by anaerobic bacterial infection in the head and neck and clinical or radiological evidence of internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis.
Seo Yeon Yang +6 more
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