Lemiere’s syndrome
Evidence-based neurology checklist on lemiere’s syndrome: Pathology This is thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein It results from infection in the parapharyngeal space Fusobacterium necrophorum is the usual causative organism It may be sexually transmitted The mortality rate is 5% Sources…
Pathology
- This is thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein
- It results from infection in the parapharyngeal space
- Fusobacterium necrophorum is the usual causative organism
- It may be sexually transmitted
- The mortality rate is 5%
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References
- Al Duwaiki SM, Al Barwani AS, Taif S. Lemierre's syndrome. Oman Med J 2018; 33:523-526.
- Lee WS, Jean SS, Chen FL, Hsieh SM, Hsueh PR. Lemierre's syndrome: A forgotten and re-emerging infection. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2020; 53:513-517.
- Johannesen KM, Bodtger U. Lemierre's syndrome: current perspectives on diagnosis and management. Infect Drug Resist 2016; 9:221-227.
- Ueno K, Horiuchi H, Utada S, et al. Lemierre's syndrome as a sexually transmitted disease due to porphyromonas asaccharolytica suspected to be caused by pharyngitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Epstein-Barr virus. Cureus 2022; 14:e28219.
- Karkos PD, Asrani S, Karkos CD, et al. Lemierre's syndrome: a systematic review. Laryngoscope 2009; 119:1552-1559.
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