Lemierre's Syndrome Due to Streptococcus anginosus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

antibiotics anticoagulation lemierre’s syndrome septic thrombophlebitis streptococcus anginosus

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted: 29 08 2023
medline: 2 10 2023
pubmed: 2 10 2023
entrez: 2 10 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Lemierre's syndrome, also known as anaerobic post-anginal septicemia, necrobacillosis, and the "forgotten disease," is a rare manifestation. It is often presented with sepsis, sore throat, fever, neck pain, internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis/thrombosis, and septic emboli. The bacteria that are usually associated with the disease are

Identifiants

pubmed: 37779762
doi: 10.7759/cureus.44311
pmc: PMC10535718
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e44311

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Jena et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Nihar Jena (N)

Cardiovascular Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac, USA.

Prashanth Reddy Yella (PR)

Internal Medicine/Hospital Medicine, Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, USA.

Deepak Chandramohan (D)

Nephrology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.

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