Bilateral pterygoid abscesses in a patient with Lemierre's syndrome.
Dentistry and oral medicine
Infectious diseases
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Jul 2023
17 Jul 2023
Historique:
pmc-release:
17
07
2025
medline:
19
7
2023
pubmed:
18
7
2023
entrez:
17
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Patients with Lemierre's syndrome may have complications such as lung lesions, large joint arthritis and central nervous system involvement. However, complications involving a pterygoid abscess have scarcely been reported. Here, we report a case of bilateral Lemierre's syndrome accompanied with an intracranial epidural abscess and bilateral pterygoid abscesses. A woman in her 70s presented to the emergency room with a decreased level of consciousness. Infection was suspected, and
Identifiants
pubmed: 37460247
pii: 16/7/e255398
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255398
pmc: PMC10357689
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.