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A case of Lemierre syndrome combined with a suspected systemic lupus erythematosus flare

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019
Lemierre syndrome develops in healthy young patients as a result of bacteremia after oral cavity infection. It causes thrombophlebitis in the internal jugular vein.
Teruhiro Fujii, Yuko Iwabuchi, Takahito Moriyama, Keiko Uchida, Kosaku Nitta   +4 more
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An atypical case of Lemierre syndrome following oropharyngeal infection [PDF]

Kosin Medical Journal, 2018
Lemierre syndrome is characterized by anaerobic bacterial infection in the head and neck and clinical or radiological evidence of internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis.
Seo Yeon Yang, Hae Yeul Park, Kyoung Hwa Lee, You Jin Chun, Hyo Eun Kim, Seong Han Kim, Su Jin Jeong   +6 more
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Lemierre Syndrome

The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2011
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.
Bang, Yun Yi, Kim, Jung-Tae, Chang, Woon-Ha, Oh, Tae Yun, Kong, Joon-Hyuk   +4 more
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Lemierre’s Syndrome

Oman Medical Journal, 2018
Lemierre's syndrome is a rare, life-threatening condition, which may be fatal if not properly treated. This disease refers to thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, which is the result of bacterial sore throat infection (usually in the form of pharyngitis) that extends into the parapharyngeal space.
Suad Marhoon, Al Duwaiki, Aliya Sarhan, Al Barwani, Sawsan, Taif   +2 more
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Cervicofacial Cellulitis due to Staphylococcus aureus with Jugular Vein Thrombosis and Multiple Septic Pulmonary Embolism: A Lemierre-Like Syndrome

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022
This is the case of a 28-year-old male patient with no particular pathological history who presented with an inflammatory swelling of the right cheek with pus in an infectious context.
Ibrahima Niang, Latyr Junior Diouf, Papa Abdou Diop, Daouda Thioub, Alassane Sarr, Khadidiatou Ndiaye Diouf, Geraud Lera Akpo, Abdoulaye Dione Diop, Sokhna Ba   +8 more
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Lemierre syndrome associated mycotic cavernous sinus thrombosis and carotid aneurysm after COVID-19

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to report a case of Lemierre syndrome associated mycotic aneurysm of the intracavernous carotid artery leading to cavernous sinus syndrome in an otherwise healthy, young man in the setting of COVID-19 infection ...
Yi Ling Dai, Vicki M. Chen, Thomas R. Hedges, III, Adel Malek   +3 more
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Lemierre Syndrome Associated With Streptococcus constellatus: Rare Manifestations of a Rare Disease

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Lemierre syndrome is characterized by septic thrombophlebitis resulting from an oropharyngeal infection. Commonly caused by the Fusobacterium necrophorum bacterium, 1.5% of cases of Lemierre syndrome are associated with Streptococcus constellatus.
Haya Fansa, Malak Bentaleb, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Asad Shah, Abdulla Alrahoomi, Saqib I. Dara   +5 more
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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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Microbiological diversity among patients with Lemierre syndrome and clinical implications: an individual patient-level analysis. [PDF]

Infection
PURPOSE Lemierre syndrome is a rare condition traditionally defined by bacterial infection of the head/neck region, local thrombophlebitis, and septic embolism.
Frehner M, Fumagalli RM, Brugger SD, Cardi S, Catalani F, Trinchero A, Pecci A, Kucher N, Valerio L, Barco S.   +9 more
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Lemierre's syndrome (necrobacillosis) [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1999
Summary Lemierre's syndrome or postanginal septicaemia (necrobacillosis) is caused by an acute oropharyngeal infection with secondary septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and frequent metastatic infections. Fusobacterium necrophorum is the most common pathogen isolated from the patients.
R, Golpe, B, Marín, M, Alonso
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