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Fusobacterium Infections
| Medical Definition: | Infections with bacteria of the genus FUSOBACTERIUM. |
| Guide Notes: | gram-neg bact infect; DF: FUSOBACT INFECT |
| Also Called: | Necrobacillosis |
| Previously Indexed: | Fusobacterium (1966-1967) |
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Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative - An acute or chronic GINGIVITIS characterized by redness and swelling, NECROSIS extending from the interdental papillae along the gingival margins, PAIN; HEMORRHAGE, necrotic odor, and often a pseudomembrane. The condition may extend to the ORAL MUCOSA; TONGUE; PALATE; or PHARYNX. The etiology is somewhat unclear, but may involve a complex of FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM along with spirochetes BORRELIA or TREPONEMA. |
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