Lemierre's Syndrome Following Extraction of Wisdom Teeth

Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by oropharyngeal infections. It is characterized by thrombosis of the internal jugular vein leading to the systemic circulation of septic emboli. The common pathogen identified is Fusobacterium necrophorum. Our case involved thrombos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Keshary, Aarati, Hagan, Margaret
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33224657
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11061
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Sumario:Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by oropharyngeal infections. It is characterized by thrombosis of the internal jugular vein leading to the systemic circulation of septic emboli. The common pathogen identified is Fusobacterium necrophorum. Our case involved thrombosis of the superficial internal jugular vein that developed after wisdom teeth extraction, a rarely reported complication.

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