| Autor: |
Murthy KA, Thippeswamy T, Kiran HS, Venkatesh CR, Harsha S, Shetty TS, Shukla A |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India [J Assoc Physicians India] 2013 Oct; Vol. 61 (10), pp. 754-7. |
| Abstrakt: |
Lemierre's syndrome is an acute oropharyngeal infection with secondary septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and frequent metastatic infections. Despite its rarity, it is important to have a high degree of clinical suspicion to recognise it early. A history of sore throat followed by metastatic infections and abscesses should alert the clinician to the possibility of this unusual infection. We present a case of Lemierre's syndrome presenting with meningitis in a previously healthy young adult along with a review of the pathophysiology of necrobacillosis and its diagnosis, diagnostic difficulty and treatment. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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