Arterial ischemic stroke as a complication to disseminated infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum.
Lemierre syndrome (LS) is a rare complication of oropharyngeal and odontogenic infections in otherwise healthy young individuals. It is characterized by septic internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis and disseminated metastatic abscesses. Cerebral arterial ischemic stroke is rarely seen in LS. The authors present a 14-year-old, previously healthy girl, who developed cerebral arterial infarction following acute tonsillitis and abscess formations due to Fusobacterium necrophorum.
Department of Paediatrics, Regional Hospital Viborg, Viborg, Denmark.
Yamuna
Y
Ratnasingham
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Hospital Viborg, Viborg, Denmark.
Lena Hagelskjaer
LH
Kristensen
Department of Radiology, Regional Hospital Viborg, Viborg, Denmark.
Lise
L
Gammelgaard
Department of Paediatrics, Regional Hospital Viborg, Viborg, Denmark.
Thomas
T
Balslev
D000293:Adolescent; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum; D006801:Humans; D057831:Lemierre Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology