[Rare complications of Lemierre's syndrome: septic sternoclavicular joint arthritis and cavitating pneumonia].

Cinquetti, G; Banal, F; Mohamed, S; Lemant-Pluvinage, N; Wannin, J; Noisette, P; Genest, A; Salles, Y; Graffin, B

[Rare complications of Lemierre's syndrome: septic sternoclavicular joint arthritis and cavitating pneumonia]. / Complications rares d'un syndrome de Lemierre: localisations sternoclaviculaires et pulmonaires excavées.

Cinquetti, G; Banal, F; Mohamed, S; Lemant-Pluvinage, N; Wannin, J; Noisette, P; Genest, A; Salles, Y; Graffin, B.

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Cinquetti G; Service SMIMIT, HIA Legouest, 27, avenue des Plantières, 57000 Metz, France.

Rev Med Interne ; 30(12): 1061-3, 2009 Dec.

Article in Fr | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19896753

ABSTRACT

We report a 27-year-old man who presented with a Lemierre's syndrome associated with two uncommon complications: a septic sternoclavicular joint arthritis and a cavitating pneumonia.

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Arthritis, Infectious/microbiology; Fusobacterium Infections/complications; Fusobacterium Infections/diagnosis; Fusobacterium necrophorum/isolation & purification; Jugular Veins; Pneumonia/microbiology; Sternoclavicular Joint; Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis/microbiology; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Clarithromycin/therapeutic use; Fusobacterium Infections/drug therapy; Humans; Male; Pneumonia/pathology; Rare Diseases; Severity of Illness Index; Syndrome; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia / Sternoclavicular Joint / Arthritis, Infectious / Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / Fusobacterium Infections / Fusobacterium necrophorum / Jugular Veins Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: Fr Journal: Rev Med Interne Year: 2009 Document type: Article

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