title: Endobronchial lesion due to pulmonary Fusobacterium nucleatum infection in a child.
abstract: Clinically significant infections due to the members of the genus Fusobacterium are rare. The clinical manifestations of pulmonary Fusobacterium nucleatum infections range from simple aspiration pneumonia to severe diseases as necrotizing pneumonia, lung abscess, and empyema. Endobronchial lesions and obstructions are rarely seen in children and are often a misdiagnosed result in delay of definitive treatment. Here, we report a case of endobronchial lesion due to pulmonary F. nucleatum infection in an entirely healthy child before illness. This is the first case reported in the literature of endobronchial lesion due to pulmonary F. nucleatum infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Soysal
authors.forename: Tarık
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umutoğlu
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin
keywords: Fusobacterium nucleatum; child; endobronchial lesion