title: Fusobacterium nucleatum infection mimicking metastatic cancer.
abstract: A 48-year-old man presented with fevers, chills, weight loss, multiple liver masses, and several superficial and deep venous thromboses in lower extremities. Cancer work up was negative. A liver biopsy grew Fusobacterium nucleatum. To our knowledge, F. nucleatum infection presenting with multiple liver masses and Trousseau-like syndrome has not been reported earlier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA. rashida@evms.edu
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rashidi
authors.forename: Sami G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Tahhan
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Cohee
authors.forename: Benjamin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents