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Published in: Infection 1/2011

01-02-2011 | Correspondence

A 25-year-old male with oligoarthritis as the first sign of Lemierre’s syndrome

Authors: E. J. Peters, A. W. van Helden, B. Postma

Published in: Infection | Issue 1/2011

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Lemierre’s syndrome, also known as postanginal sepsis, is characterised by an oropharyngeal infection complicated by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, sepsis and metastatic emboli, mostly affecting teenagers and young adults between 15 and 30 years of age [1]. The agent usually involved is Fusobacterium necrophorum, an anaerobic Gram-negative rod. In the pre-antibiotic era, the mortality of this syndrome was very high [1]. Nowadays, Lemierre’s syndrome is still a potentially life-threatening disease, with a reported mortality of up to 12% [2]. Here, we report a case with oligoarthritis as the first clinical sign. …
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Metadata
Title
A 25-year-old male with oligoarthritis as the first sign of Lemierre’s syndrome
Authors
E. J. Peters
A. W. van Helden
B. Postma
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Infection / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-010-0071-7

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