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A case of blindness caused by Lemierre's syndrome [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message We describe a patient who lost her vision because of Lemierre's syndrome. Ophthalmologic complications of Lemierre's syndrome are rare, and very few cases have been reported.
Tensei Suzuki, Mitsuaki Kojima, Raira Nakamoto, Keiichi Kuriyama, Shu Tanizawa, Yuzuru Mochida, Yuri Asakura, Ayaka Shibano, Tomohisa Shoko   +8 more
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Incomplete Lemierre’s syndrome: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Incomplete Lemierre’s syndrome is a bacterial oropharyngeal infection, complicated by septic emboli to end organs, but without thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.
Kasper Pledts, Filip Triest, Valerie Neirynck, Elke Govaerts, Ann Verpeut, Denim Brack, Charlotte Verfaillie   +6 more
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Concomitant Lemierre's Syndrome and Base‐of‐Skull Osteomyelitis Caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, Complicated by Ceftriaxone‐Associated Cholecystitis: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Lemierre's syndrome and base‐of‐skull osteomyelitis can occur together in immunocompetent adolescents with Arcanobacterium haemolyticum bacteraemia. Prolonged high‐dose ceftriaxone may precipitate symptomatic cholecystitis.
Angus Lane, Alexandra Stewart
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Point‐of‐care ultrasound for Lemierre's syndrome during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A case report [PDF]

Journal of General and Family Medicine
Lemierre's syndrome is a fatal condition characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV). Early diagnosis of Lemierre's syndrome in primary care remains challenging because of its rarity and common initial symptoms like fever ...
Yosuke Kawai, Kei Nishiyama
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Rapid diagnosis of Lemierre’s syndrome by metagenomic next-generation sequencing: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Lemierre’s syndrome, also known as postopharyngeal septicaemia or necrobacillosis, is a rare, fatal opportunistic infection, often caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum invading the throat.
Yanhui Wang, Xinqi Zhang
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Intractable Pyopneumothorax due to Lemierre's Syndrome Treated With an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot (EWS) [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Lemierre's syndrome is a rare condition characterised by internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis and bacteremia caused by anaerobic organisms following an oropharyngeal infection.
Mio Sugino, Masao Hashimoto, Sho Morishima, Ayumi Tonsho, Hiroto Hatano, Yutaro Ueki, Mika Iwasaki, Akane Ishida, Go Naka, Shinyu Izumi, Tatsuo Maeyashiki, Satoshi Nagasaka, Masayuki Hojo   +12 more
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A rare case of MRSA associated Lemierre’s syndrome [PDF]

IDCases
Lemierre’s syndrome, or postanginal sepsis, is an uncommon but potentially fatal infection of the internal jugular vein. The combination of bacteremia, internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis, and metastatic septic emboli secondary to acute pharyngeal ...
Olivia Mobarakai, Sofia Barrios, Ajit Singh, Jarle Stone   +3 more
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Early recognition and management of Lemierre’s syndrome with extensive central venous thrombosis: a case from the emergency department [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. It typically develops as a complication of oropharyngeal infections, leading to bacteremia, septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV), and metastatic septic emboli.
Mohammad K. Alsuleiman, Murad A. Yasawy
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Lemierre’s syndrome: an unlikely diagnosis in a patient presenting with diarrhoea and vomiting, or maybe not? [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Lemierre’s syndrome is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV) where the commonest causative agent is a Fusobacterium from a tonsillar or peritonsillar abscess.
Giorgos Papaleontiou, Adam Young
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Lemierre's syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in an elderly woman

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020
Lemierre's syndrome is characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. It typically presents in healthy adolescents or young adults, usually preceded by an oropharyngeal infection, with the most common offending pathogen being ...
Mustafa Khaleel Siddique, MD, Grace Chang, BS, Victor Lagmay, MD, Michael Shih, MD   +3 more
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