A Case of Liver Abscess Caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum in a Patient with Recurrent Periodontal Diseases.
- Author:
Yong Hwan KIM
1
;
Hee Jung YOON
;
Chan Woong PARK
;
Jung Ho KIM
;
Min Kyung LEE
;
Ki Bang KIM
;
Dong Jib NA
;
Ji Myung KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords: Liver abscess; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Periodontal diseases
- MeSH: Ampicillin/therapeutic use; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Fusobacterium Infections/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy; Fusobacterium nucleatum/*isolation & purification; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Liver Abscess/*diagnosis/etiology/microbiology; Male; Middle Aged; Periodontal Diseases/*diagnosis; Sulbactam/therapeutic use
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2011;57(1):42-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Fusobacteria are anaerobic gram-negative, non-spore forming bacilli found in normal flora of the oral cavity, urogenital tract, and gastrointestinal tract. Fusobacterium nucleatum has been seldom reported as a cause of liver abscess, particularly in immunocompetent hosts. A 55-year-old man with frequent periodontal disease visited our hospital with intermittent fever and headache for 2 months. Abdominal CT scan revealed an 8.2x6 cm mass in the right hepatic lobe with central low density. Abscess culture revealed F. nucleatum as the causative organism. Percutaneous abscess drainage and intravenous administration of antibiotics for 4 weeks improved symptoms and decreased the abscess size. We report a rare case of liver abscess due to F. nucleatum in an immunocompetent man with periodontal disease.
