[Fusobacterium necrophorum meningitis: forgotten complication of a gingivitis].
By now Lemierre's syndrome is a seldom-described disease whose prognosis depends on the precocity of treatment.


METHODS
We report the case of an 11-month-old child, with a fulminant Fusobacterium necrophorum meningitis, which derived from a gingival infection, with fatal outcome.


CONCLUSIONS
This atypical case of Lemierre's syndrome (young age occurrence and localisation) underlines the potential severity of F. necrophorum sepsis.
Duquesne
F
F
Service de réanimation pédiatrique, hôpital Arnaud-de-Villeneuve, 34090 Montpellier, France.
Milesi
C
C
Guyon
G
G
Saguintaah
M
M
Chautemps
N
N
Sabatier
E
E
Cambonie
G
G
Picaud
J-C
JC
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000382:microbiology; D007223:Infant; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents