title: Adult respiratory distress syndrome as a complication of postanginal sepsis.
abstract: Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was described in 1971 by Petty and Ashbaugh. Since that time it has been reported in association with many disease entities. We report a case in which a patient with postanginal sepsis, also known as Lemierre's syndrome, had development of ARDS.
authors: Department of Medicine, Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh 15219.
authors: E F
authors: EF
authors: Cosgrove
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Colodny
authors: R R
authors: RR
authors: Pesce
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*