Fusobacterium Necrophorum bacteremia involving multi-organ systems

J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Oct 4:S0027-9684(23)00112-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.09.008. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 62-year-old African American man with a history of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the right hip joint presented with severe right hip pain, dyspnea, fever, tachycardia, and hypertension. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed bilateral airspace opacities with a mild tree-in-bud nodularity in the left lower lobe. Ultrasonography of the lower extremities revealed a deep venous thrombus (DVT) in the right deep veins. Blood cultures grew Fusobacterium necrophorum. CT and magnetic resonance imaging showed right hip joint destruction and septic arthritis. The patient had a complicated hospital course leading to total hip arthroplasty with antibiotic-impregnated cementing.PMID:37867129 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2023.09.008

Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - October 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sanchit Duhan Bijeta Keisham Jeremy D Gradon Source Type: research