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- Title
Human Infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum without Jugular Venous Thrombosis: A Varied Presentation of Lemierre’s Syndrome.
- Authors
Rana, Muhammad Asim; Kumar, Yashwant; Lashari, Abdullah Ali; Mady, Ahmed F.
- Abstract
Lemierre’s syndrome is also known as postangina septicemia, which is commonly caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum also known as Necrobacillus and also by other microorganisms like Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Peptostreptococcus, and Bacteroides. Though the disease starts as an upper respiratory tract infection, it may spread and cause thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. It may present itself through cranial nerve palsy or sepsis involving distant organs like the lungs or bones. It is also known as forgotten disease because of its rarity. Fusobacterium necrophorum usually causes infection in animals and rarely affects humans. We hereby present a case of Necrobacillus infection which did not cause any thrombophlebitis but resulted in severe pneumonia and acute kidney injury, leading to respiratory failure and requiring mechanical ventilation.
- Subjects
LEMIERRE syndrome; FUSOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL diseases; VENOUS thrombosis; PNEUMONIA; ACUTE kidney failure
- Publication
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017, p1
- ISSN
2090-6625
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2017/5358095