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Case Reports
. 1993 Sep;12(9):705-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF02009385.

Three cases of Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia

M Ieven  1 , K Vael, M De Mayer, A De Schepper, S Pattyn
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Case Reports

Three cases of Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia

M Ieven et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1993 Sep.

Abstract

Two cases of necrobacillosis or post-anginal septicemia (Lemierre's syndrome) due to Fusobacterium necrophorum are described. The first case in a young adult was complicated by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, lung abscesses and skin involvement. The second case was in a 2-year-old child, which is exceptional. The primary focus was possibly otitis media. In a third patient with multiple metastases of colon carcinoma, Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia was diagnosed during a bout of fever 36 hours before death.

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