• Pak J Med Sci · May 2022

    Case Reports

    Lemierre Syndrome Complicating Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis Secondary to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection.

    • Abdulqader Al-Hebshi, Hind Alharbi, Rayan Karbouji, QuraineesGhaya AlGAGhaya Al Qurainees, Department of Pediatric, Prince Mohammad bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Madina, Saudi Arabia., and Ahmad Alkurdi.
    • Abdulqader Al-Hebshi, Department of Pediatric, Prince Mohammad bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Madina, Saudi Arabia.
    • Pak J Med Sci. 2022 May 1; 38 (5): 1409-1412.

    AbstractLemierre syndrome (LS) is an oropharyngeal infection, followed by bacteremia, thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and subsequent hematogenic metastasis via septic emboli. We report a case of Lemierre syndrome complicated by descending necrotizing mediastinitis due to a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in a 5-month-old Saudi boy.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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