Fusobacterium necrophorum septic pelvic thrombophlebitis after intrauterine device insertion

Shinya Yamamoto; Koh Okamoto; Shu Okugawa; Kyoji Moriya

doi:10.1002/ijgo.12760

Fusobacterium necrophorum septic pelvic thrombophlebitis after intrauterine device insertion

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Apr;145(1):122-123. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12760. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

Authors

Shinya Yamamoto¹, Koh Okamoto¹, Shu Okugawa¹, Kyoji Moriya¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 30648745
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12760

Abstract

A patient had septic pelvic thrombophlebitis complicated by multiple septic emboli after intrauterine device insertion. Fusobacterium necrophorum, a well‐known cause of Lemierre's syndrome, was identified.

Keywords: Fusobacterium necrophorum; Intrauterine device; Lemierre's syndrome; Liver abscess; Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis; Septic pulmonary emboli.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Fusobacterium necrophorum / isolation & purification
Humans
Intrauterine Devices / adverse effects*
Lemierre Syndrome / complications
Lemierre Syndrome / microbiology*
Thrombophlebitis / diagnostic imaging
Thrombophlebitis / etiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed