Lemierre's syndrome revisited: case report and imaging findings.
Lemierre's syndrome, characterized by infective thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein with septic emboli, was once a ubiquitous condition with high mortality rate in the pre-antibiotic era. Radiological literature on this condition has been scanty in the era of cross-sectional imaging. We present a 16-year-old patient with Lemierre's syndrome with discussion of the typical clinical features and CT findings.
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Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. owenchiu65@hotmail.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D045825:Fusobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents