title: Lemierre's syndrome: a potentially fatal complication that may require vascular surgical intervention.
abstract: Septic phlebitis of the internal jugular vein, Lemierre's syndrome, is extremely rare. However, Lemierre's syndrome may cause septic pulmonary emboli or result in fatal systemic sepsis, or both, if a timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment are not provided. We present a case of Lemierre's syndrome that occurred in an otherwise healthy young man. In this case, progression to a moribund state was rapid, and surgical intervention proved lifesaving.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Flinn
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Neschis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*