title: Lemierre syndrome: a case of a rarely isolated microorganism, Staphylococcus auerus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lemierre syndrome is an extremely rare complication of mild-to-moderate pharyngeal infections that causes septic embolization to the lungs and other distant sites. One-third of cases present a polymicrobial bacteremia, although the most isolated microorganism is Fusobacterium necrophorum. A case of postanginal sepsis caused by a rarely isolated microorganism, Staphylococcus auerus, in a geriatric patient is reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 80-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever and sore throat. Doppler ultrasonography imaging of the neck veins demonstrated an occlusive thrombus in the right internal jugular vein. Clinical deterioration occurred in spite of all ICU therapy. The revealed right internal jugular vein filled with thrombus. Staphylococcus aureus was cultivated on blood and urine samples.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The responsible microorganism and the advanced age of the patient may make clinicians aware of the variants of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Suleyman Demirel School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey. beritceylan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Berit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gokçe Ceylan
authors.forename: Lutfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Cetin Lutfi
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Baydar
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuz
authors.forename: Fusun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eroglu
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kiris
authors.forename: Fusun Zeynep
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Akcam
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013577:Syndrome; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications