Edmund Hugh Larkin, Ana Garcia-Mingo, Roopal Patel, Andrew Badacsonyi
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It all started with a sore throat: Polymicrobial septicaemia, cavitating lung lesions and severe thrombocytopenia.
We report a case of a syndrome first described by French bacteriologist André Lemierre nearly 100 years ago. A young woman presented with fever, chest pain and arthralgia. Admission investigations revealed thrombocytopenia, cavitating pneumonia and an internal jugular vein thrombus. Blood cultures were positive for Fusobacterium necrophorum and Streptococcus constellatus. Respiratory failure developed within 48 h and was managed with high-flow nasal oxygen in a critical care setting. The investigation findings leading to diagnosis, as well as the antimicrobial and anticoagulation management strategies, are discussed. Lemierre's syndrome is rarely encountered by non-specialists, but a good outcome can be expected with prompt diagnosis and treatment.
期刊介绍:
Clinical Medicine is aimed at practising physicians in the UK and overseas and has relevance to all those managing or working within the healthcare sector.
Available in print and online, the journal seeks to encourage high standards of medical care by promoting good clinical practice through original research, review and comment. The journal also includes a dedicated continuing medical education (CME) section in each issue. This presents the latest advances in a chosen specialty, with self-assessment questions at the end of each topic enabling CPD accreditation to be acquired.
ISSN: 1470-2118 E-ISSN: 1473-4893 Frequency: 6 issues per year