[Septic syndrome with a pulmonary focus].
After acute pharyngitis a 21 year old patient developed signs of severe bacteremia with a well demarcated infiltrate in the left lung. The typical course and a prompt response to antibiotic therapy with Imipenem (Tienam) led to the diagnosis of Lemierre's syndrome (post-anginal sepsis)--in spite of negative blood cultures. The patient recovered quickly, a chest radiogram after two weeks showing but pleural scarring and restitution ad integrum after four weeks.
Medizinische Abteilung, Kantonales Spital Sursee.
J W
JW
Bielecki
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis
Sepsissyndrom mit Lungenherd.