Lemierre syndrome with pulmonary empyema caused by Prevotella intermedia.
BMJ Case Rep
; 17(3)2024 Mar 15.
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ABSTRACT
Lemierre syndrome is a rare disease that is most often caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum We present a case caused by Prevotella intermedia in a young, healthy man, complicated by multiple cavitary lung lesions, loculated pleural effusions requiring chest tube placement and trapezius abscess. Our case highlights (a) P. intermedia as a rare cause of Lemierre syndrome and (b) clinical response to appropriate antimicrobial therapy may be protracted.
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Assunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Empiema Pleural
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Síndrome de Lemierre
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Infecções por Fusobacterium
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article