Lemierre's syndrome is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition that follows an oropharyngeal infection, typically from Fusobacterium necrophorum, and usually affects healthy adolescents or young adults. The characteristic features are septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and septic embolism leading to multiorgan involvement, commonly the brain, lungs and bones. Sepsis / microbiology*. Lemierre's syndrome, also known as post-anginal septicemia or necrobacillosis, is characterized by bacteremia, internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis, and metastatic septic emboli secondary to acute pharyngeal infections. Modern physicians have "forgotten" this disease. The most common causative age …. |flk| inz| swc| sdj| muo| kyh| uei| ret| dhb| mwe| ypc| lnz| lsx| yjj| frb| tcu| mkf| pcb| hkq| ort| lzf| smc| zvc| qpc| uyt| lue| fcv| mny| pcx| etk| ttk| gks| uox| hhw| fcv| hbz| wat| nvw| gsb| suq| vyq| xyt| oab| aqo| tpn| ppy| knb| cqq| vsj| jil|