Case Report
Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum Liver Abscess with Pylephlebitis: An Abdominal Variant of Lemierre’s Syndrome
Table 1
Summary of extensive workup that was done to investigate etiology of portal vein thrombosis in our patient. It includes three disease categories that are most commonly associated with development of PVT. All listed laboratory tests were either negative or the values were within normal limits.
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AFP, alfa-fetoprotein; ANA, anti-nuclear antibodies; CA, carbohydrate antigen; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CT, computed tomography; HBC, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; INR, international normalized ratio; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PSA, prostate specific antigen; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; US, ultrasound. The values of these tests might not be accurate during the acute phase of thrombosis. |