Lemierre's syndrome : three cases and a review

Postanginal sepsis, also called Lemierre's syndrome, is a rare but acute medical condition complicating oropharyngeal infection. The pathogenesis consists of the development of internal jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis leading to metastatic infections in the lung and other sites. The causat...

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Published inEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology Vol. 262; no. 8; pp. 651 - 654
Main Authors DOOL, Hans, SOETEKOUW, Robin, VAN ZANTEN, Marieke, GROOTERS, Edward
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin Springer 01.08.2005
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fusobacterium Infections - diagnosis
Fusobacterium Infections - drug therapy
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Humans
Jugular Veins
Male
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pharyngitis - microbiology
Sepsis - diagnosis
Sepsis - drug therapy
Sepsis - microbiology
Syndrome
Thrombophlebitis - microbiology
Case study
Human
Infection
Lemierre syndrome
Lemierre's syndrome
Oropharyngeal infection
Bacteriosis
Fusohacterium necrophorum
ENT
Oropharynx
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Summary:Postanginal sepsis, also called Lemierre's syndrome, is a rare but acute medical condition complicating oropharyngeal infection. The pathogenesis consists of the development of internal jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis leading to metastatic infections in the lung and other sites. The causative microorganism is most often Fusobacterium necrophorum. We present three patients with Lemierre's syndrome who presented to the Leiden University Medical Center and give a review of the literature.
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ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-004-0880-3