Myopericarditis associated with Fusobacterium nucleatum-caused liver abscess

Abstract

A wide clinical spectrum of bacteremic disease caused by Fusobacterium has been presented in this journal. We wish to extend this spectrum by presenting a case of myopericarditis resulting from a liver abscess caused by F. nucleatum. While F. nucleatum plays an important role in periodontal disease, and has been isolated from skin ulcers, liver abscesses, urinary tract infections, and endocarditis, a single case of F. nucleatum-induced pericarditis is documented in the literature.

Keywords::

• Fusobacterium
• abscess
• myopericarditis
• pyogenic liver abscess

Declaration of interest: Neither of the authors has any conflict of interest to disclose. No funding was received.