• Am J Otolaryngol · Jan 2012

    Case Reports

    Lemierre syndrome: a case report.

    • U Kisser, R Gurkov, W Flatz, A Berghaus, and O Reichel.
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Munich, Munich, Germany. ulrich.kisser@med.uni-muenchen.de
    • Am J Otolaryngol. 2012 Jan 1;33(1):159-62.

    IntroductionLemierre syndrome, also known as postanginal sepsis, is caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. This rare disease is usually characterized by thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein and septic embolism after a history of sore throat.ObjectiveHere, we discuss a case of Lemierre syndrome in a 22-year-old man with thrombophlebitis of the facial vein and fusobacteria growth in the blood culture but no obvious focus of inflammation.MethodCase report.ConclusionSevere facial infection with high fever and a general feeling of malaise after a history of sore throat should raise the diagnostic possibility of facial vein thrombophlebitis due to F. necrophorum infection.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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