[Phlegmon of the palm of the hand as initial manifestation of the Lemierre syndrome]. / Hohlhandphlegmone als Erstmanifestation des Lemierre-Syndroms.
Unfallchirurg
; 113(2): 155-8, 2010 Feb.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20024523
ABSTRACT
Lemierre's syndrome is a rare disease in young otherwise healthy people showing septic embolism in the lungs and peripheral vessels. We report the case of a 19-year-old male patient who presented initially with a phlegmon of the right palm and beginning septic shock. During the clinical course a subcutaneous abscess of the left shoulder, multiple lesions of the lungs and a pericardial abscess were identified and Lemierre's syndrome was diagnosed. In this case, positron emission tomography (PET) was revealed to be an appropriate instrument to determine the extent of the disease in a one step procedure.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Shock, Septic
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Acromioclavicular Joint
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Cellulitis
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Abscess
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Fusobacterium Infections
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Hand Dermatoses
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
De
Journal:
Unfallchirurg
Journal subject:
TRAUMATOLOGIA
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article