[Lemierre's syndrome as differential diagnosis of lung cancer].
Lemierre's syndrome is a disseminated infection which is usually caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. An oropharyngeal infection progresses to a septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and later metastatic infections throughout the body occur. We present a clinical case in which a patient, initially presenting with symptoms characteristic of pulmonary cancer, turned out to have a rare variant of Lemierre's syndrome caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum.
Lungemedicinsk Afdeling, Medicinerhuset, Mølleparkvej 4, Postboks 561, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark. jacrein@gmail.com
Jacob
J
Reinholdt Jensen
Ulla Møller
UM
Weinreich
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D057831:Lemierre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole