Forget-Me-Not: Lemierre's Syndrome, a Case Report

Autor/inn/en	Silverberg, Benjamin; Sharon, Melinda J.; Makati, Devan; Mott, Mariah; Rose, William D.
Titel	Forget-Me-Not: Lemierre's Syndrome, a Case Report
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 2, S.343-347 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Silverberg, Benjamin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1899190
Schlagwörter	College Students; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Microbiology; Communicable Diseases; Drug Therapy; Hospitals; Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Mikrobiologie; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Background: Familiarity breeds complacency. One case of sore throat can start to sound like another. However, even common viral and bacterial infections can lead to serious sequelae. Clinicians cannot make a diagnosis if they do not consider it in their differential. Case: The presentation -- and subsequent hospitalization -- of a septic 19 year-old male college student is described. Despite brief interval improvement, he became hypoxic one week after developing a sore throat and was ultimately diagnosed with Lemierre's syndrome (septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein) via blood cultures and advanced imaging. Conclusions: Though rare, Lemierre's syndrome carries a high mortality rate. It should be considered an emergent complication of head and neck infections, particularly in young adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01