Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum with an associated asymptomatic liver abscess in an immunocompetent adult: A case report and literature review
Fusobacterium nucleatum rarely causes vertebral osteomyelitis or liver abscesses, and no reports exist of it concurrently causing vertebral osteomyelitis and pyogenic liver abscess. A 58-year-old woman with a history of periodontitis presented with worsening lumbago, left lower leg pain, numbness, a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923000781 |