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Lemierre’s syndrome or re-emerging disease: Case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION: Lemierre's syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal entity characterized by the spread of an oropharyngeal infection, with secondary suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and septic emboli. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We discuss the case of a 52-year-old male who dev...

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Autores principales: Chaker, Kaoutar, Berrada, Omar, Lyoubi, Mouna, Oukessou, Youssef, Abada, Reda Allah, Rouadi, Sami, Roubal, Mohammed, Mahtar, Mohammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7753231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33352443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.12.015
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author Chaker, Kaoutar
Berrada, Omar
Lyoubi, Mouna
Oukessou, Youssef
Abada, Reda Allah
Rouadi, Sami
Roubal, Mohammed
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Berrada, Omar
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Rouadi, Sami
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description INTRODUCTION: Lemierre's syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal entity characterized by the spread of an oropharyngeal infection, with secondary suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and septic emboli. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We discuss the case of a 52-year-old male who developed Lemierre’s syndrome following peritonsillar abscess. He presented with submandibular and submental swelling extending into the neck. His management included; incision and drainage of the abscesses; and prolonged anticoagulant therapy. CONCLUSION: The incidence of Lemierre's disease appears to be increasing, perhaps due to ignorance of the disease by many clinicians, and diagnosis is often delayed with potentially fatal consequences.
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spelling pubmed-77532312020-12-23 Lemierre’s syndrome or re-emerging disease: Case report and literature review Chaker, Kaoutar Berrada, Omar Lyoubi, Mouna Oukessou, Youssef Abada, Reda Allah Rouadi, Sami Roubal, Mohammed Mahtar, Mohammed Int J Surg Case Rep Case Report INTRODUCTION: Lemierre's syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal entity characterized by the spread of an oropharyngeal infection, with secondary suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and septic emboli. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We discuss the case of a 52-year-old male who developed Lemierre’s syndrome following peritonsillar abscess. He presented with submandibular and submental swelling extending into the neck. His management included; incision and drainage of the abscesses; and prolonged anticoagulant therapy. CONCLUSION: The incidence of Lemierre's disease appears to be increasing, perhaps due to ignorance of the disease by many clinicians, and diagnosis is often delayed with potentially fatal consequences. Elsevier 2020-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7753231/ /pubmed/33352443 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.12.015 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Oukessou, Youssef
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Roubal, Mohammed
Mahtar, Mohammed
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title_short Lemierre’s syndrome or re-emerging disease: Case report and literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7753231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33352443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.12.015
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