Anaerobic sepsis: Lemierre syndrome
Authors:
O. Džupová 1; J. Beneš 1; T. Podlešák 2; E. Šimečková 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Infekční klinika, 3. lékařská fakulta, Univerzita Karlova Praha
Přednosta: doc. MUDr. J. Beneš, CSc.
1; Otorinolaryngologické oddělení, Fakultní nemocnice Na Bulovce, Praha
Primář: MUDr. J. Veselý
2; Oddělení klinické mikrobiologie, Okresní nemocnice Strakonice
Primář: Pharm. Dr. Eva Šimečková.
3
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2006; 86(8): 456-459
Category:
Case Report
Overview
The authors present a case-study of anaerobic sepsis following septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein caused by progression of paratonsillar infection during acute tonsillopharyngitis. All the features of the illness correspond to Lemierre syndrome, a recently rather rare but ever more emerging severe complication of acute tonsillopharyngitis.
Key words:
acute pharyngitis, parapharyngeal abscess, septic thrombophlebitis, anaerobic sepsis
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General Practitioner
2006 Issue 8
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