Open AccessFusobacterium nucleatum: Atypical organism of pyogenic liver abscess might be related to sigmoid diverticulitis
Author(s) -
Karn Wijarnpreecha,
Nataliya Yuklyaeva,
Suthanya Sornprom,
Charles Hyman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.179961
Subject(s) - fusobacterium nucleatum , medicine , pyogenic liver abscess , diverticulitis , fusobacterium , liver abscess , elevated alkaline phosphatase , abscess , metronidazole , context (archaeology) , pathology , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteroides , periodontitis , alkaline phosphatase , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , porphyromonas gingivalis , bacteria , genetics , enzyme , biology
Pyogenic liver abscesses (PLAs) are the most common form of liver abscesses in the United States. Most cases are caused by enteric bacteria and anaerobes. We report a case of PLA caused by a rare pathogen, Fusobacterium nucleatum, from an unusual primary site of infection.