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necrobacillosis

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necrobacillosis /nec·ro·bac·il·lo·sis/ (nek″ro-bas″ĭ-lo´sis) infection of animals with Fusobacterium necrophorum.
necrobacillosis
tissue damage, especially in liver, caused by infection by Fusobacterium necrophorum. Manifested usually as areas of necrosis, occasionally as cellulitis or phlegmon. The pus has a characteristic rotting odor. See also hepatic abscess.

interdigital necrobacillosis
see bovine footrot.
oral necrobacillosis
see oral necrobacillosis.
ruminal necrobacillosis


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There is another condition called Schmorl's disease or necrobacillosis, that is associated with lesions confined usually to the face, head and neck.
Key Words: Fusobacterium, meningitis, necrobacillosis ********** Fusobacterium necrophorum is a Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic, nonmotile rod that belongs to the family of Bacteroidaceae and is the cause of a constellation of clinical syndromes known collectively as necrobacillosis.
Most notably, Alston described 21 cases of classic Lemierre's syndrome in his review of 280 cases of necrobacillosis that had been published in the world literature between 1933 and 1955.
 
 
 
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