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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 10;111(1):675.

A Unique Case of Concurrent Long Bone Osteomyelitis and Empyema Caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum

S Waqas  1 , C Bannan  1 , A Fe Talento  2 , D Byrne  3 , S O'Connell  1 , S Clarke  1 , C Merry  1
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Case Reports

A Unique Case of Concurrent Long Bone Osteomyelitis and Empyema Caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum

S Waqas et al. Ir Med J. .

Abstract

We describe a patient presenting with constitutional symptoms, poor oral hygiene and leg swelling who was diagnosed with Fusobacterium nucleatum osteomyelitis of femur and empyema. Long bone osteomyelitis is rarely caused by this microorganism. This unusual case was successfully managed with drainage and antimicrobial therapy.

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