Das Lemierre Syndrom

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[Lemierre syndrome].

al oropharyngeal infection that causes septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and frequent secondary metastatic infections. Also known as necrobacillosis and postanginal septicemia, the syndrome was initially described in 1900 by Courmont and Cade.1 Lemierre, however, provided the first extensive review of cases and description of the syndrome.1 Since the introduction of antibioti...

Lemierre Syndrome

Lemierre syndrome is caused by acute oropharyngeal infections with secondary septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and is characterized by frequent metastatic infections. A 56-year-old man presented with severe reddish inflammatory swelling of the right cervical soft tissue. Thrombophlebitis in the right internal jugular vein and multiple pulmonary embolisms were identified on ne...

Lemierre syndrome.

Lemierre syndrome is an uncommon disease which commonly arise from acute bacterial oropharyngeal infection. This disease was first described in 1900 by Courmont and Cade Lemierre. It is commonly caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. Lemierre syndrome has been reported to be serious and potentially fatal in the preantibiotic era. It is characterized by an oropharyngeal infection leading to second...