Lemierre’s syndrome associated with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: A case report and genomic characterization of the isolate

• Published in: IDCases Vol. 25; p. e01173
• Main Authors: Lee, Seung Eun, Mushtaq, Ammara, Gitman, Melissa, Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto, Chung, Marilyn, Obla, Ajay, Sordillo, Emilia M., Nowak, Michael D., van Bakel, Harm, Ramírez, Juan David, Muñoz, Marina, Lee, Mikyung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Case Report; hypervirulent; iroB gene; iucA gene; Klebsiella; Klebsiella pneumonia; Lemierre’s syndrome; septic thrombophlebitis; Klebsiella pneumonia; Klebsiella; hypervirulent; iroB gene; iucA gene; septic thrombophlebitis; Lemierre’s syndrome

We describe a case of Lemierre’s syndrome (LS) caused by a hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a 63-year-old female with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus, who presented with right neck pain and fevers. Computerized tomography of the neck and chest revealed an occluded...