A Case of Lemierre's Syndrome in Intensive Care Unit.

Man, Man-Yee; Shum, Hoi-Ping; Yan, Wing-Wa; Lau, Susanna K P.

Afiliación

Man MY; Department of Intensive Care, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Shum HP; Department of Intensive Care, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yan WW; Department of Intensive Care, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Lau SKP; Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Indian J Crit Care Med ; 22(2): 122-124, 2018 Feb.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29531456

ABSTRACT

We report a 21-year-old young male with Lemierre's syndrome presented as tonsillitis and Fusobacterium septicemia with respiratory failure and required intensive care. Lemierre's syndrome is the septic embolic complication of recent pharyngeal illness. Fusobacterium spp. accounts for the majority of cases. High index of suspicion is needed and prolonged antibiotic is advised. It is seldom seen in intensive care but should never be forgotten.

Palabras clave

Critical care; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Lemierre's syndrome