Australian dental journal
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Australian dental journal · Jun 2013
Case ReportsLemierre's syndrome: a serious complication of a routine dental procedure.
Lemierre's syndrome is the clinical presentation characterized by oropharyngeal or tonsillar infection, anaerobic septicaemia often with distant septic emboli, and clinical or radiological evidence of thrombosis of the internal jugular vein. We report a case of Lemierre's syndrome in a 44-year-old type II diabetic male. ⋯ Firstly, we believe it is the first reported iatrogenic case following a routine dental procedure. Secondly, the internal jugular vein thrombosis was found to occur on the contralateral side to the primary infection.