Lemierre Syndrome

Lemierre syndrome is caused by acute oropharyngeal infections with secondary septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and is characterized by frequent metastatic infections. A 56-year-old man presented with severe reddish inflammatory swelling of the right cervical soft tissue. Thromboph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bang, Yun Yi, Kim, Jung-Tae, Chang, Woon-Ha, Oh, Tae Yun, Kong, Joon-Hyuk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22324031
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.6.437
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Sumario:Lemierre syndrome is caused by acute oropharyngeal infections with secondary septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and is characterized by frequent metastatic infections. A 56-year-old man presented with severe reddish inflammatory swelling of the right cervical soft tissue. Thrombophlebitis in the right internal jugular vein and multiple pulmonary embolisms were identified on neck and chest computed tomography (CT). He was treated with antibiotics and heparin for 4 weeks and then discharged without other complications.

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