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Lemierre’s Syndrome: Case Presentation of a Rare and Possibly Life-Threatening Condition

Medicina, 2021
Lemierre’s syndrome is, presently, a very rare condition, but a life-threatening one. The syndrome was first described in 1936 by Andre Lemierre and comprises an oropharyngeal infection (most commonly associated with anaerobic bacteria Fusobacterium ...
Lucian Giubelan, Livia Dragonu, Vlad Pădureanu, Alexandru Neacșu, Mirela Mănescu, Andreea Cristina Stoian, Florentina Dumitrescu   +6 more
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Lemierre Syndrome: Incidental Finding of Forgotten Fatal Disease as a Complication of Ludwig’s Angina

Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2023
Sowdo Nur Iyow, Muzeyyen Uzel, Ismail Gedi Ibrahim, Abdihakim Artan Abdi, Mohamed Farah Yusuf Mohamud Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaCorrespondence: Mohamed Farah Yusuf Mohamud, Mogadishu Somali-Turkish ...
Nur Iyow S, Uzel M, Ibrahim IG, Artan Abdi A, Farah Yusuf Mohamud M   +4 more
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A Lemierre syndrome variant caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2012
Lemierre syndrome is an extremely rare disease characterized by oropharyngeal infection, septicemia, internal jugular vein thrombosis, and skip lesions. The most common causative pathogen is Fusobacterium necrophorum.
Yih-Jeng Tsai, Yu-Chi Lin, Dor-Ji Harnnd, Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang, Hsing-Mei Wu   +4 more
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Lemierre's Syndrome Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Axial contrast‐enhanced chest CT demonstrating multiple peripheral cavitary nodules and consolidations, predominantly in the right lower lobe, consistent with septic pulmonary emboli (arrows). ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae is an uncommon but increasingly recognized cause of Lemierre's syndrome, a condition classically associated with Fusobacterium ...
Abril Aguilar Guerrero, Eduardo Porras Rosales   +1 more
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An Atypical Pediatric Headache: Outpatient Presentation of Petrous Apicitis With Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Severe complications of acute otitis media (AOM) are rare in the United States due to widespread antibiotic use. One severe complication of AOM is the contiguous spread of infection to the petrous apex of the temporal bone, causing petrous apicitis.
Merrick J. Harris, Paola Pedraza Cruz, Janet Moore, Deepa Mukundan, Kaylita Chantiluke   +4 more
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Pediatric Lemierre’s Syndrome: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Pediatric Reports
Background: Lemierre syndrome is a rare, potentially fatal complication of oropharyngeal infections characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. It primarily affects healthy adolescents and young adults.
Salvatore Lavalle, Edoardo Masiello, Salvatore Cocuzza, Piero Pavone, Alessandra Di Nora, Christian Calvo-Henriquez, Jerome Rene Lechien, Miguel Mayo Yanez, Andrea Praticò, Manuela Ceccarelli, Giannicola Iannella, Annalisa Pace, Federica Maria Parisi, Giuseppe Magliulo, Antonino Maniaci   +14 more
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Severe Necrotizing Community‐Acquired Pneumonia and Bilateral Empyema in an Immunocompetent Patient due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

Case Reports in Pulmonology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum are uncommon. The classical presentation of Lemierre′s syndrome, characterized by pharyngotonsillitis and internal jugular vein thrombosis, is not always observed, and incomplete and atypical variants can cause diagnostic uncertainty and delay in treatment.
Deborah Shefa, Aryan Shiari, Marina Antic, Buddhi P. Hatharaliyadda, Juan Vera Gomez, David Ladin, Igor Dumic, Tun-Chieh Chen   +7 more
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Fusobacterium nucleatum in Health and Disease

MedComm, Volume 6, Issue 11, November 2025.
Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn), an oral commensal and opportunistic pathogen, primarily colonizes the oral cavity. It contributes to multiple nonmalignant diseases and cancers—especially colorectal cancer—through interaction with the host and other microbes, leading to inflammation, enhanced cellular proliferation, metastatic progression, and immune ...
Xinyi Yang, Shutian Zhang, Tingting Ning, Jing Wu   +3 more
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Lemierre’s syndrome caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum complicated with multiple brain abscesses—A case report, literature review, and suggested management

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
We present an unusual case of Lemierre´s syndrome complicated by multiple brain abscesses, a literature review and suggested management. A young man with multiple brain abscesses deteriorated despite two weeks of directed antibiotics. A multidisciplinary
Anders Kjellberg, Olof Bjerin, Elisabeth Franzén‐Röhl, Jiri Bartek Jr., Peter Lindholm   +4 more
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Atypical Lemierre syndrome

European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases, 2016
Lemierre syndrome is a complication of oropharyngeal infection and consists of a combination of internal jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis with septicaemia and distant septic emboli (mainly in the lungs). We describe an atypical case with facial vein and anterior jugular vein thrombophlebitis.A 34-year-old woman attended the emergency room with ...
Risoud, M., Mortuaire, G., Chevalier, D., Rysman, B.   +3 more
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