title: A case of necrobacillosis.
abstract: A case of empyema due to Fusobacterium necrophorum infection is described. A history of sore throat followed by metastatic abscesses may alert the clinician to the possibility of this unusual infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hope University Teaching Hospital, Salford.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Chippindale
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mamtora
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004653:Empyema / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male