Lemierre's syndrome and septicaemia caused solely by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in a young immunocompetent patient.
We present a case of septicaemia caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in a previously healthy 23-year-old man suffering from acute pharyngotonsillitis, who developed complicated Lemierre's syndrome. Three blood cultures (both aerobic and anaerobic) revealed the exclusive presence of A. haemolyticum. The presence of Fusobacterium necroforum was not essential for the development of this pathology. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Lemierre's syndrome caused solely by A. haemolyticum. We confirm that this organism must be considered a potential pathogen in immunocompetent patients.
Fernández-Suárez
Antonio
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Department of Biotechnology, Hospital Alto Guadalquivir, Andújar (Jaén), Spain.
Aguilar Benítez
José Miguel
JM
Department of Biotechnology, Hospital Alto Guadalquivir, Andújar (Jaén), Spain.
López Vidal
Antonia María
AM
Department of Biotechnology, Hospital Alto Guadalquivir, Andújar (Jaén), Spain.
Díaz Iglesias
José Miguel
JM
Department of Biotechnology, Hospital Alto Guadalquivir, Andújar (Jaén), Spain.
D000074:Acenocoumarol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055667:Arcanobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D000074:Acenocoumarol