title: Uterine Necrosis Associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum Infection.
abstract: Fusobacterium necrophorum is infrequently implicated as a pathogenic organism. When pathogenic, the typical clinical presentation is that of pharyngitis, cervical adenopathy, and unilateral thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Infections caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum within the fields of obstetrics and gynecology have been infrequently reported. We describe a 19-year-old woman who underwent a cesarean delivery complicated by sepsis and purulent uterine necrosis secondary to Fusobacterium necrophorum infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, 979 East Third Street, Suite C-720, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Widelock
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, 979 East Third Street, Suite C-720, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elkattah
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, 979 East Third Street, Suite C-720, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, 979 East Third Street, Suite C-720, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mashak
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, 979 East Third Street, Suite C-720, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohling
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, 979 East Third Street, Suite C-720, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA.
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authors.lastname: DePasquale