Fusobacterium Bacteremia Causing Hepatic Abscess in a Patient With Diverticulitis

Fusobacterium, a gram-negative non-spore-forming anaerobe, is a common inhabitant of the oral cavity; however, it is not typically found in other organ systems. The occurrence of a hepatic abscess associated with this organism is rare. We present a patient with recurrent diverticulitis with left upp...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-07, Vol.14 (7)
Main Authors: Bawa, Aditi, Kainat, Aleesha, Raza, Haseeb, George, Tissa B, Omer, Hanan, Pillai, Anjana C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Case reports
Constipation
Diverticulitis
Gastroenterology
Hospitals
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Liver
Mortality
Pain
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Fusobacterium, a gram-negative non-spore-forming anaerobe, is a common inhabitant of the oral cavity; however, it is not typically found in other organ systems. The occurrence of a hepatic abscess associated with this organism is rare. We present a patient with recurrent diverticulitis with left upper quadrant abdominal pain, and abdominal imaging revealed a hepatic abscess in addition to sigmoid diverticulitis. Further investigations led to an unusual culprit; Fusobacterium nucleatum.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.26938