TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual presentation of Lemierre's syndrome: two cases and a review
AU - van Wissen, Matthijs
AU - Gerdes, Victor E. A.
AU - van Gorp, Eric C. M.
AU - Brandjes, Dees P. M.
AU - Soesan, Marcel
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Lemierre's syndrome is a potentially fatal disease that usually presents with oropharyngeal infection, followed by sepsis, thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and septic emboli. Most cases are caused by the Gram-negative, anaerobic Fusobacterium necrophorum. We present two patients with an atypical presentation of Lemierre's syndrome and a review. These cases illustrate that a positive blood culture for F necrophorum, even without the presence of clinical symptoms pointing towards thrombosis of the internal jugular vein, justifies further radiological testing for thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 20:466-469 (C) 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
AB - Lemierre's syndrome is a potentially fatal disease that usually presents with oropharyngeal infection, followed by sepsis, thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and septic emboli. Most cases are caused by the Gram-negative, anaerobic Fusobacterium necrophorum. We present two patients with an atypical presentation of Lemierre's syndrome and a review. These cases illustrate that a positive blood culture for F necrophorum, even without the presence of clinical symptoms pointing towards thrombosis of the internal jugular vein, justifies further radiological testing for thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 20:466-469 (C) 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0b013e32832dc312
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0b013e32832dc312
M3 - Article
C2 - 19491663
SN - 0957-5235
VL - 20
SP - 466
EP - 469
JO - Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis
JF - Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis
IS - 6
ER -