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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 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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Culture‐Negative Septic Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Lower‐Limb Cellulitis Following Recent Dengue Fever Complicated by Hydropneumothorax: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Secondary bacterial infection and septic pulmonary embolism should be considered in patients recovering from dengue fever who develop focal soft‐tissue infection, respiratory symptoms, or markedly elevated inflammatory markers. Characteristic radiological findings may establish the diagnosis even when blood cultures are negative and infective ...
Faiza Arif, Mariyah Saqib Qureshi, Sajjad Khan, Malaika Usman, Umama Rehman, Aiyna Usman, Bilal Wazir Khan, Kashif Yousaf   +7 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

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT 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. Clinicians should consider A.
Angus Lane, Alexandra Stewart
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Lemierre Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient with Nephrotic Syndrome: a Case Report

Panorama of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Lemierre syndrome is a rare thrombotic complication of head and neck infections. Nephrotic syndrome is sometimes treated by immunosuppressive medications that can present with severe infections without a fever.
Chady El Tawil, Anwar Alabdulraheem, Keira Kilmartin, Jade Seguin   +3 more
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Role of defensins in immunothrombosis

Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 138-148, September 2026.
Defensins are important proteins that link the immune system and blood clotting, playing a key role in immunothrombosis. α‐defensins mainly come from neutrophils, while β‐defensins are produced by epithelial cells and platelets. These proteins help form blood clots in several ways: they slow down clot breakdown (fibrinolysis), activate platelets, and ...
Yuebing Wang, Guijuan Guo, Xiangjun Liu, Xiaoyu Chen, Wenqiong Wang, Patapong Towiwat, Ru Li, Chun Li   +7 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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MRSA Septic Thrombophlebitis and Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report Highlighting the Tight Bond With Infective Endocarditis

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Septic pulmonary embolism in adults is usually associated with right‐sided endocarditis. We report a 27‐year‐old male with 14 days of fever, dyspnea, and hemoptysis. CT chest showed bilateral peripheral cavitating nodules consistent with septic pulmonary emboli.
Santiago Saenz‐Ancira, Javier Higuera‐Ornelas, Lorenzo Olivero, Ermin Tale, Pawel Borkowski, Suraj Adhikari   +5 more
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Complex Lemierre syndrome with multisystemic abscesses

, 2023
We present here the challenging case of severe Lemierre syndrome in a healthy woman in her late twenties, whose clinical presentation was characterised by lung abscesses and disseminated systemic abscesses in the brain, the abdomen and the soft-tissues ...
Bourgeaud, J., Ratano, D., Lorena Van den Bogaart, Delabays, B., Damian Ratano, Benoît Delabays, Van den Bogaart, L., Johan Bourgeaud   +7 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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