Adult respiratory distress syndrome as a complication of postanginal sepsis.
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.
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Department of Medicine, Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh 15219.
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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*