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Lemierre’s syndrome: The “forgotten disease” that should not be forgotten

Published:2022-12-20 Issue:2 Volume:5 Page:1-6
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Container-title:Journal of Case Reports and Images in Infectious Diseases
language:en
Short-container-title:J Case Rep Images Infect Dis

Author:

Sousa Miranda Inês de¹,Monteiro Marta¹,Gonçalves Elsa²,Toscano Cristina³,Domingos Raquel⁴

Affiliation:

1. Internal Medicine Resident, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal

2. Graduate Assistant of Clinical Pathology, Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal

3. Graduate Senior Assistant of Clinical Pathology, Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal

4. Graduate Assistant of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal

Abstract

Introduction: Lemierre’s syndrome (LS) is often misdiagnosed as a common cold or viral infection. It is characterized by sepsis often evolving after a sore throat or tonsillitis and then complicated by various septic emboli and thrombosis of the internal jugular vein. Fusobacterium necrophorum is the most common causative organism. The recommended management is antibiotic treatment. Case Report: We present a case of LS with positive blood cultures for F. necrophorum and pulmonary septic emboli without internal jugular vein thrombosis. The patient was successfully treated with prolonged antibiotic management. Conclusion: Once observed, LS is unlikely to be forgotten by the spectator. Early antibiotic initiation of septic young patients with tonsillitis or neck infections is essential.

Publisher

Edorium Journals Pvt. Ltd.

Subject

Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,General Chemistry,Animal Science and Zoology,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty,General Mathematics,Statistics and Probability,Psychiatry and Mental health,Applied Psychology,General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Engineering,Education,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education,Plant Science,Drug Discovery

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