A Case of Lemierre Syndrome Associated with Septic Pulmonary Emboli.
- Author:
Eun Jin KIM
1
;
Jae Hyoung PARK
;
Chang Ho KIM
;
Jae Yong PARK
;
Tae Hoon JUNG
;
Seung Ick CHA
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Thrombophlebitis; Syndrome; Septic Pulmonary Emboli
- MeSH: Arthritis, Infectious; Diagnosis; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Jugular Veins; Lemierre Syndrome*; Thrombophlebitis
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005;58(1):73-77
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Lemierre syndrome is characterized by an acute oropharyngeal infection with secondary septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and frequent metastatic infections such as septic pulmonary emboli and suppurative arthritis. In the preantibiotic era, this condition generally had a fatal outcome. The presentation is so distinctive that a clinical diagnosis is possible in most cases, and a cure is expected with the appropriate therapy in the majority of patients. We present a case report of Lemierre syndrome with a review of the relevant literature.
