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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov 17;13(11):e19671.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19671. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Fatal Case of Liver and Brain Abscesses Due to Fusobacterium nucleatum

Nadia Toumeh  1 , Megha Mudireddy  1 , Bradley Smith  2 , Dubert M Guerrero  3   2
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Fatal Case of Liver and Brain Abscesses Due to Fusobacterium nucleatum

Nadia Toumeh et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Fusobacterium nucleatum is an anaerobic gram-negative organism regarded as an oral commensal. We present a case of a 63-year-old male presenting with weakness, encephalopathy and right upper quadrant palpable mass found to have F. nucleatum liver abscess with innumerable intracranial abscesses. F. nucleatum is a rare cause of concomitant liver and brain abscesses associated with odontogenic infection with potentially fatal outcomes.

Keywords: brain abscess; fatal outcome; fusobacterium; liver abscess; odontogenic infection.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Computed tomography of abdomen showing large multiloculated liver abscess
Figure 2
Figure 2. Magnetic resonance imaging showing innumerable parenchymal brain abscesses
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