[ XXXX as a complication of Fusobacterium necroforum infection in adults].

@entity1 @entity2844 @entity32 @entity868 @entity4008 @entity2268 @entity2895 @entity693 @entity21204 @entity221
Fusobacterium necrophorum, an anaerobic, gram-negative rod, belongs to the physiological flora of the oropharynx. It causes @entity21204 characterized by oropharyngeal infection, septic @entity2268 of the neck, in particular of the internal jugular vein, and metastatic abscesses, predominantly in the lungs. Rarely, and mainly in @entity1 , it causes @entity693 . Here we report the clinical course of a 25-year-old @entity1 with F. @entity693 . She presented with @entity2895 . Within a few days, she developed @entity221 , @entity693 and progressive @entity2844 . Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed typical signs of @entity4008 . After the identification of F. necrophorum, the antibiotic treatment was changed to meropenem, which led to continuous improvement of the clinical symptoms. Due to persistent signs of @entity32 in the CSF, @entity868 was added to the antibiotic regime. This case report demonstrates that F. necrophorum should always be considered in the diagnostic workup of @entity4008 in adults.
