Sore Throat, Fever, Septic Emboli, and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case of Lemierre Syndrome
| Autor: | Matthew S. Lazarus, José C. Gómez-Márquez, Farrukh N Jafri, David M. Ginsburg, Jodi Shulman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Chest discomfort 030106 microbiology lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid Case Report lcsh:RC86-88.9 General Medicine Acute respiratory distress Disease medicine.disease Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Sore throat medicine Physical exam Septic thrombophlebitis Lemierre Syndrome 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business Internal jugular vein |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Emergency Medicine Case Reports in Emergency Medicine, Vol 2018 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6498 2090-648X |
| Popis: | Lemierre’s syndrome is an acute oropharyngeal infection with a secondary septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IVJ) that was first reported in literature in 1936. It involves the progression of disease from a focal suppurative peritonsillar infection to a local septic thrombophlebitis with hematogenous progression to and distant septic emboli. It is a rare and potentially fatal syndrome requiring prompt diagnosis and management. We present the case progression of an 18-year-old male who presented to our hospital with resolved sore throat, fever, and chest discomfort who experienced a sharp clinical decline. His case, physical exam, laboratory abnormalities, and radiologic studies highlight important facets of this rare but important syndrome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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