Lemierre's syndrome presenting as multiple lung abscesses.
Lemierre's syndrome is thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV), complicating an oropharingeal infection. The causative organism is Fusobacterium, an anaerobic bacillus, and the syndrome typically occurs in previously healthy teenagers and young adults. Thromboembolic metastases are a common sequela, and the lungs are most frequently affected. We present a case of a 25-year-old woman, who presented with multiple lung abscesses, in whom IJV thrombophlebitis was subsequently noted.
Department of Radiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Kiryat Hadassah, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. shaham01@internet-zahav.net
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000382:microbiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed