title: Unusual radiological manifestations of Lemierre's syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Lemierre's syndrome is an uncommon clinical entity characterized by oropharyngeal infection followed by septic thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein with embolization to the lungs and other organs. The organism is a gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, Fusobacterium necrophorum. We report a case of Lemierre's syndrome in an 8-year-old child who presented with septic arthritis of the left hip joint. Roentgenograms and computed tomography demonstrated gas in the joint and adjacent soft tissues, along with a dislocated hip. Sonography of the neck coupled with the colour Doppler technique did not reveal any abnormality in the jugular veins. A blood culture grew Fusobacterium necrophorum, confirming the diagnosis of Lemierre's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 029, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000382:microbiology