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Endobronchial lesion due to pulmonary Fusobacterium nucleatum infection in a child
Author(s) -
Gedik Ahmet H.,
Cakir Erkan,
Soysal Omer,
Umutoğlu Tarık
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.22834
Subject(s) - fusobacterium nucleatum , medicine , pneumonia , lung abscess , lesion , lung , fusobacterium , empyema , abscess , atypical pneumonia , pulmonary infection , pathology , surgery , periodontitis , bacteria , porphyromonas gingivalis , bacteroides , biology , genetics
Summary Clinically significant infections due to the members of the genus Fusobacterium are rare. The clinical manifestations of pulmonary Fusobacterium nucleatum infections range from simple aspiration pneumonia to severe diseases as necrotizing pneumonia, lung abscess, and empyema. Endobronchial lesions and obstructions are rarely seen in children and are often a misdiagnosed result in delay of definitive treatment. Here, we report a case of endobronchial lesion due to pulmonary F. nucleatum infection in an entirely healthy child before illness. This is the first case reported in the literature of endobronchial lesion due to pulmonary F. nucleatum infection. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2014; 49:E63–E65. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.