Lemierre’s Syndrome, A Case Report and Review of Literature

Authors

Casmiar I. Nwaigwe, University of North DakotaFollow
Jason Greenwood, University of North Dakota School of MedicineFollow

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The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

Abstract

Lemierre’s syndrome is a suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. In this paper we describe a case of severe Lemierre’s syndrome in a healthy 18 year-old woman. She initially presented with sore throat, and failed outpatient antibiotic therapy. She quickly progressed to septic shock, internal jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis, septic pulmonary emboli, empyema and respiratory failure. Successful treatment included intravenous antibiotics and thoracotomy. It is a rare disease that has been kept at bay with the widespread use of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections. However in recent years there seems to be an increase in number of cases being reported which some have attributed to increased adherence to antimicrobial stewardship.

DOI

10.18297/jri/vol2/iss2/9/

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Recommended Citation

Nwaigwe, Casmiar I. and Greenwood, Jason (2018) "Lemierre’s Syndrome, A Case Report and Review of Literature," The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2 , Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18297/jri/vol2/iss2/9/
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jri/vol2/iss2/9