Lemierre’s Syndrome: Case Presentation of a Rare and Possibly Life-Threatening Condition

Lemierre’s syndrome is, presently, a very rare condition, but a life-threatening one. The syndrome was first described in 1936 by Andre Lemierre and comprises an oropharyngeal infection (most commonly associated with anaerobic bacteria Fusobacterium necrophorum), internal jugular vein thrombophlebit...

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Autores principales: Giubelan, Lucian, Dragonu, Livia, Pădureanu, Vlad, Neacșu, Alexandru, Mănescu, Mirela, Stoian, Andreea Cristina, Dumitrescu, Florentina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8537463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34684139
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101102
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Sumario:Lemierre’s syndrome is, presently, a very rare condition, but a life-threatening one. The syndrome was first described in 1936 by Andre Lemierre and comprises an oropharyngeal infection (most commonly associated with anaerobic bacteria Fusobacterium necrophorum), internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis and, possibly, secondary septic metastasis (common sites are lungs or brain). We describe such a rare case diagnosed at our Infectious Diseases Department in September 2019.

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