Horner syndrome due to jugular vein thrombosis (Lemierre syndrome)

[Septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and Lemierre syndrome].

The authors report a case of Lemierre's syndrome. This uncommon clinical entity is characterized by a septic internal jugular vein thrombosis with secondary metastatic abscesses and Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia, following an acute oropharyngeal infection. The diagnosis is primarily clinical and it should be suspected when a severe septicaemic illness, with pulmonary symptoms, occurs aft...

Jugular vein thrombosis due to Behçet disease

A 46-years-old patient with a 7 years history of oral and genital recurrent ulceration with ocular redness since one year. He was admitted for the management of edema of the face and the neck, the onset was progressive without fever or poor general condition. On physical examination, the patient was aware, he had no fever, heart rate at 80b / min, blood pressure= 14/7, Spo2= 100%. There was no ...

Internal jugular vein thrombosis following ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

Two cases of women who developed internal jugular vein (IJV) thrombosis associated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) are reported in this article. There are 27 cases of IJV thrombosis associated with in vitro fertilisation (IVF) reported in the literature, and in 78% of cases, this outcome was following OHSS. The hypercoagulable state of OHSS increases the risk of venous thromboembo...

Septic thrombosis of the internal jugular vein: Lemierre's syndrome revisited.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Study of the clinical evolution of a primary ear, nose, and throat infection complicated by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case-control study. PATIENTS AND METHODS From 1998 to 2010, 23 patients at our institution were diagnosed with a septic thrombosis of the internal jugular vein. Diagnostics included microbiologic an...

Lemierre's Syndrome Variant with External Jugular Vein Thrombosis