title: Lemierre syndrome causing bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis.
abstract: Lemierre syndrome is an uncommon septic thrombophlebitis of the veins of the head and the neck usually occurring after a severe oropharyngeal infection. Although subsequent septic emboli most commonly affect distant sites, such as the lungs and joints, the authors present a case of Lemierre syndrome causing bilateral cavernous sinus syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Yousuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Khalifa
authors.forename: Steven E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Feldon
authors.forename: Deborah I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020226:Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D057831:Lemierre Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed