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Unmasking Rarity: An Atypical Presentation of Lemierre's Syndrome

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Lemierre's syndrome (LS), otherwise known as postanginal sepsis, is a frequently overlooked condition characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV), usually caused by oropharyngeal infection. However, ear space (otogenic) infections are one of the atypical causes of LS and have been rarely reported.
Hayatu Awel Abdela, Tamirat Godebo Woyimo, Kumel Nur Muktar, Nahom Bitew Geremew, Germen Temam Abdulmalik, Feven Tadiwos Weyeyso, Adugna Lamessa   +6 more
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Complicated Lemierre Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus gordonii and Possible Rickettsial Co-Infection in a Patient with Thrombophilia Predisposition

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2017
Aims: Lemierre syndrome is a life-threating condition characterized by recent oropharyngeal infection, internal jugular vein thrombosis, and anaerobic septicemia. It is usually caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum.
Antreas Iacovou Ioannou, Dimitra Dimitriou, Panagiotis Dimitriou, Aram Katsios, Georgios Petrikkos   +4 more
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Ludwig's Angina in a 6‐Year‐Old Child: Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Ludwig's angina is a rare but potentially fatal cellulitis that affects the submandibular, sublingual, and submental spaces, typically triggered by dental infections. This case report details a severe presentation of Ludwig's angina in a 6‐year‐old girl who presented with submandibular swelling, fever, voice alterations, and respiratory ...
Negarin Akbari, Ali Razavi, Zahra Sabzi, Jabbar Parhiz   +3 more
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Lemierre syndrome presenting as acute mastoiditis in a 2-year-old girl with congenital dwarfism

Infectious Disease Reports, 2015
Lemierre syndrome is defined by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein caused by Fusobacterium. Historically, these infections originate from the oropharynx and typically are seen in older children, adolescents and young adults.
Jason B. Fischer, Andrew Prout, R. Alexander Blackwood, Kavita Warrier   +3 more
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Intractable Pyopneumothorax due to Lemierre's Syndrome Treated With an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot (EWS)

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
This manuscript reports a rare case of Lemierre's syndrome complicated by pyothorax with bronchopleural fistulas and intractable pneumothorax in a 29‐year‐old woman. Despite infection control with antibiotics and thoracic drainage, persistent air leakage required intervention with endobronchial watanabe spigots (EWS), which successfully resolved the ...
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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Lemierre Syndrome with Blepharoptosis

Internal Medicine, 2010
A 51-year-old woman was hospitalized with a high fever, occipital pain, blepharoptosis, and trismus. Enhanced CT showed thrombophlebitis of her left cavernous sinus, maxillary vein, and multiple pulmonary nodular lesions. (18)F-FDG PET/CT showed significant uptakes in the same lesions. Streptococcus constellatus was detected in her blood.
Yamaguchi, Megu, Nishizawa, Hitoshi, Yasumoto, Taku, Kimura, Takekazu, Takeuchi, Yasuo, Takeshita, Akinori, Takase, Toshiyuki, Fujimoto, Hiroaki, Nakano, Misa, Fukunaga, Megumu   +9 more
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Lemierre’s syndrome: the forgotten disease

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 2013
Lemierre's syndrome is an often un-diagnosed disease seen in previously healthy young subjects, presenting with symptoms of pharyngitis, fever and elevated markers of inflammation. The syndrome is characterised by infectious thrombosis of the jugular vein due to infection with Fusobacteria, causing a variety of infectious complications. Rapid diagnosis
Johannesen, Katrine, Bødtger, Uffe; id_orcid 0000-0002-1231-9209, Heltberg, Ole   +2 more
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Rare Case of Focal Organising Pneumonia With Extension to Interlobar Space and Adjacent Lobe Initially Suspected as Lung Cancer

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025.
We report a rare case of focal organising pneumonia (FOP) that was initially suspected to be lung cancer with interlobar pleural invasion and extension to the interlobar space and the adjacent lobe. ABSTRACT Organising pneumonia is histopathologically characterised by inflammatory granulation tissue plugs within the lumen of the small airways ...
Sachie Koike, Takayuki Shiina, Keiichiro Takasuna, Akane Kato, Koudai Komatsu, Toshitsugu Nakamura   +5 more
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A 10‐year cross‐sectional study showed that anti‐coagulation therapy was not always of value when treating paediatric cases with septic cerebral venous thrombosis

Acta Paediatrica, Volume 114, Issue 2, Page 378-387, February 2025.
Abstract Aim Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare complication of ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections. Although recent guidelines recommend the systematic use of anti‐coagulation therapy (ACT) in the treatment of these CVT, literature data are scarce.
Juliette Eloy, Audrey Hochart, Gustavo Soto‐Ares, Marion Lagree, Grégory Kuchcinski, Mélodie‐Anne Karnoub, Alix Maltezeanu, Stéphane Leteurtre, François Dubos   +8 more
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A Life‐Threatening Pharyngeal Infection: Lemierre’s Syndrome

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
A previously healthy 28‐year‐old woman who developed pharyngeal, pulmonary, and ocular manifestations due to Lemierre’s syndrome is reported. High‐grade fever, severe sore throat, neck pain, and diarrhea were the initial symptoms. Worsening of these symptoms following oral azithromycin therapy prompted the patient to present to our hospital’s emergency
Alejandro Mario de la Paz-Estrello, Alba Rodríguez-Pérez, Víctor Eugenio Vera-Delgado, María Candelaria Darias-Martín, Edgar Eduardo Pastor-Garnica, Alen García-Rodríguez, Candelaria Martín-González, Viswanatha Borlingegowda   +7 more
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