Lemierre Syndrome – The forgotten disease
Acute pharyngitis is among the most common causes of demand for emergency services. In general, they are benign, mostly of viral or bacterial etiology and evolve without complications with appropriate therapy. Rarely the infection extends deeply through the neck tissues generating serious suppurativ...
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| author | Carlos Eduardo Marcello Elizabeth In Myung Kim Luciana Andréa Avena Smeili Leonardo Bianqui Munir Bazzi |
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| description | Acute pharyngitis is among the most common causes of demand for emergency
services. In general, they are benign, mostly of viral or bacterial etiology and
evolve without complications with appropriate therapy. Rarely the infection
extends deeply through the neck tissues generating serious suppurative
complications. Herein is reported a case of a 20-year-old young woman who
developed acute pharyngitis followed by left cervical bulging and cough with
bloody sputum. Chest radiography showed bilateral pulmonary infiltrate which
on thoracic computed tomography slices were represented by cavitary nodules
measuring up to 33 mm universally distributed on both lungs, predominantly on
peripheral location. Computed tomography of the neck with intravenous contrast
showed extensive thrombosis of the left internal jugular vein, from the base of
the skull to the distal third of the neck. Diagnosis of Lemierre Syndrome was
made and the patient was treated with a favorable outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43f3f3a1e9ca45018aa2f8ecb10bdf752022-12-22T00:50:11ZengUniversity of São PauloAutopsy and Case Reports2236-19602011-09-011310.4322/acr.%y.2606826030Lemierre Syndrome – The forgotten diseaseCarlos Eduardo Marcello0Elizabeth In Myung Kim1Luciana Andréa Avena Smeili2Leonardo Bianqui3Munir Bazzi4Divisão de Clínica Médica do Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP. BrasilDivisão de Clínica Médica do Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, BrasilDivisão de Clínica Médica do Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, BrasilFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, BrasilInstituto de Infectologia Emílio RibasAcute pharyngitis is among the most common causes of demand for emergency services. In general, they are benign, mostly of viral or bacterial etiology and evolve without complications with appropriate therapy. Rarely the infection extends deeply through the neck tissues generating serious suppurative complications. Herein is reported a case of a 20-year-old young woman who developed acute pharyngitis followed by left cervical bulging and cough with bloody sputum. Chest radiography showed bilateral pulmonary infiltrate which on thoracic computed tomography slices were represented by cavitary nodules measuring up to 33 mm universally distributed on both lungs, predominantly on peripheral location. Computed tomography of the neck with intravenous contrast showed extensive thrombosis of the left internal jugular vein, from the base of the skull to the distal third of the neck. Diagnosis of Lemierre Syndrome was made and the patient was treated with a favorable outcome.http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/26068Lemierre SyndromePharyngitisVenous thrombosisLung abscess. |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Eduardo Marcello Elizabeth In Myung Kim Luciana Andréa Avena Smeili Leonardo Bianqui Munir Bazzi Lemierre Syndrome – The forgotten disease Autopsy and Case Reports Lemierre Syndrome Pharyngitis Venous thrombosis Lung abscess. |
| title | Lemierre Syndrome – The forgotten disease |
| title_full | Lemierre Syndrome – The forgotten disease |
| title_fullStr | Lemierre Syndrome – The forgotten disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lemierre Syndrome – The forgotten disease |
| title_short | Lemierre Syndrome – The forgotten disease |
| title_sort | lemierre syndrome the forgotten disease |
| topic | Lemierre Syndrome Pharyngitis Venous thrombosis Lung abscess. |
| url | http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/26068 |
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