Unusual presentation of Lemierre's syndrome: two cases and a review.
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis
; 20(6): 466-9, 2009 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Lemierre's syndrome is a potentially fatal disease that usually presents with oropharyngeal infection, followed by sepsis, thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and septic emboli. Most cases are caused by the Gram-negative, anaerobic Fusobacterium necrophorum. We present two patients with an atypical presentation of Lemierre's syndrome and a review. These cases illustrate that a positive blood culture for F. necrophorum, even without the presence of clinical symptoms pointing towards thrombosis of the internal jugular vein, justifies further radiological testing for thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tromboflebite
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Faringite
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Infecções por Fusobacterium
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Fusobacterium necrophorum
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Veias Jugulares
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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HEMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda