title: Lemierre's syndrome: postanginal sepsis due to anaerobic oropharyngeal infection.
abstract: Lemierre's syndrome is an uncommon clinical entity. It consists of oropharyngeal infection and anaerobic bacteremia, followed by jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis with embolization to lungs and other areas. Although it occurs less frequently than in the pre-antibiotic era, it is important that the typical presentation be recognized because of its lethal potential. A case of Lemierre's syndrome in Louisville, Kentucky, is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahkee
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Srinath
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Raff
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000382:microbiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000382:microbiology