Necrobacillosis—A Resurgence?

Necrobacillosis is a rare life threatening illness caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. It usually affects previously healthy adolescents and presents as symptomatic pharyngeal infection followed by bacteraemia and metastatic abscesses. A high degree of clinical suspicion is needed because there is...

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Published in:Clinical Radiology 2002-05, Vol.57 (5), p.332-338
Main Authors: Liu, Andrea C.Y., Argent, Julie D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Arthritis, Infectious - complications
Arthritis, Infectious - microbiology
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Female
Fusobacterium Infections - diagnostic imaging
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Jugular Veins
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases - microbiology
Medical sciences
Myositis - diagnostic imaging
Myositis - microbiology
necrobacillosis, fusobacterium necrophorum, Lemierre's syndrome, neck ultrasound
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Radiography
Thrombophlebitis - complications
Thrombophlebitis - microbiology
Ultrasonography
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:Necrobacillosis is a rare life threatening illness caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. It usually affects previously healthy adolescents and presents as symptomatic pharyngeal infection followed by bacteraemia and metastatic abscesses. A high degree of clinical suspicion is needed because there is often a delay between the presentation of sore throat and the development of systemic illness. The clinical and radiological features of four cases of necrobacillosis are reported and a review of the spectrum of manifestations of metastatic infection presented. Liu, A. C. Y. and Argent, J. D. (2002). Clinical Radiology57, 332–338.
ISSN:0009-9260
1365-229X
DOI:10.1053/crad.2001.0806