Outcome of pulmonary function in Lemierre's disease-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Pulmonary function in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) survivors typically returns to normal with the exception of a persistent reduction in carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (DL(co)). Septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, (Lemierre's syndrome or postanginal sepsis) is a well-described, albeit uncommon cause of ARDS in which metastatic pulmonary thromboemboli precipitate respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support. We describe convalescent pulmonary function in two survivors of Lemierre's disease-associated ARDS, suggesting that the subset of Lemierre's syndrome induced ARDS survivors have an excellent long-term pulmonary prognosis.
Cholette
Jill M
JM
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA. Jill_Cholette@urmc.rochester.edu
Caserta
Mary
M
Hardy
Dwight
D
Connolly
Heidi V
HV
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013577:Syndrome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*