Unusual case of Lemierre's syndrome.

Jawad, Issrah I; Chandna, Arjun; Morris-Jones, Stephen; Logan, Sarah

Jawad, Issrah I; Chandna, Arjun; Morris-Jones, Stephen; Logan, Sarah.

Affiliation

Jawad II; Infectious Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Chandna A; Microbiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Morris-Jones S; Microbiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Logan S; Infectious diseases, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK.

BMJ Case Rep ; 11(1)2018 Nov 28.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30567118

Subject(s)

Lemierre Syndrome/diagnosis; Pneumonia/microbiology; Thrombophlebitis/drug therapy; Acute Disease; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Anticoagulants/therapeutic use; Campylobacter rectus/isolation & purification; Computed Tomography Angiography/methods; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Jugular Veins/diagnostic imaging; Jugular Veins/pathology; Lemierre Syndrome/complications; Lemierre Syndrome/drug therapy; Lemierre Syndrome/pathology; Male; Penicillins/therapeutic use; Pharyngitis/drug therapy; Pneumonia/blood; Pneumonia/diagnostic imaging; Pneumonia/drug therapy; Sepsis; Thrombophlebitis/pathology; Thrombophlebitis/prevention & control; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods; Treatment Outcome; Venous Thrombosis/pathology

Key words

infectious diseases; pneumonia (infectious disease)

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia / Thrombophlebitis / Lemierre Syndrome Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: BMJ Case Rep Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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