• Ugeskrift for laeger · May 2012

    Case Reports

    [Lemierre's syndrome following peritonsillar abscess].

    • Rasmus Ehrenfried Berthelsen and Lars Hein.
    • Anæstesiologisk Enhed, Hillerød Hospital, Denmark. rasmuseb@dadlnet.dk
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2012 May 28;174(22):1534-5.

    AbstractLemierre's syndrome is a rare but serious condition, characterized by disseminated infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum, most often originating from the oropharynx. Thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and septic embolisms to various organs is the typical clinical picture. We describe a 16-year-old man with peritonsillar abscess who developed abscesses in lungs, liver and spleen. The patient was admitted to the ICU and treated with surgical drainage of infectious foci, antibiotics and anticoagulant therapy. After six weeks of antibiotic treatment the patient was discharged with no sequelae.

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