title: Lemierre's syndrome in a patient with habitual toothpick usage.
abstract: Lemierre's syndrome is characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein that is complicated by metastatic infections. The disease usually presents after oropharyngeal infection. In rare cases, odontogenic infection has been implicated as culprit. Here, we report a case of Lemierre's syndrome that most likely developed secondary to toothpick usage. The patient had an uneventful recovery after the timely administration of the appropriate antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Alice Ying-Jung
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hsiang-Kuang
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Chang-Pan
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005881:Gingiva / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D057831:Lemierre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents