• Eur J Emerg Med · Aug 2004

    Case Reports

    Lemierre's syndrome: how a sore throat can end in disaster.

    • Petros D Karkos, Apostolos Karkanevatos, Stavroula Panagea, Ann Dingle, and John E Davies.
    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK. pkarkos@aol.com
    • Eur J Emerg Med. 2004 Aug 1;11(4):228-30.

    AbstractLemierre's syndrome is characterised by a history of recent oropharyngeal infection, clinical or radiological evidence of internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis and isolation of an anaerobic pathogen. We present a case report and review the literature.

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