Three cases of Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia.
Two cases of necrobacillosis or post-anginal septicemia (Lemierre's syndrome) due to Fusobacterium necrophorum are described. The first case in a young adult was complicated by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, lung abscesses and skin involvement. The second case was in a 2-year-old child, which is exceptional. The primary focus was possibly otitis media. In a third patient with multiple metastases of colon carcinoma, Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia was diagnosed during a bout of fever 36 hours before death.
Ieven
M
M
Laboratory for Microbiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium.
Vael
K
K
De Mayer
M
M
De Schepper
A
A
Pattyn
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications