Lemierre syndrome: a Japanese patient returning from Thailand

Iwata, Noriko; Komiya, Nobuhiro; Uchiyama-Nakamura, Fukumi; Ohnishi, Koji

doi:10.1007/s10156-010-0042-z

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“… AF atrial fibrillation, HTN hypertension, CAD coronary artery disease, DM diabetes mellitus, NA not-applicable, S sensitive, N/T: Not-tested. Case 1, 3, 5, 7 [ 7 ], case 2 [ 20 ], case 4 [ 21 ], case 6 [ 22 ], case 8 [ 4 ], case 9 [ 23 ], case 10 [ 24 ], case 11 [ 25 ], case 12 [ 26 ], case 13 [ 5 ] …”

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A case report of severe Fusobacterium nucleatum sepsis secondary to nephrectomy

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Background Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) is a resident anaerobic bacterium, which in rare cases may invade blood from the head and neck or the digestive tract to cause bacteremia and induce venous thrombosis. F. nucleatum is closely related to abdominal tumors, but it has not been reported in relation to renal tumors. We report herein a possible case. Case presentation This patient had kidney cancer with thrombosis in the right renal vein but had no sign of infection. After radical nephrectomy, thrombi formed in his left renal vein, and when removed, severe sepsis occurred. He did not respond to treatment with antibiotics and died, but the blood culture done confirmed that he had F. nucleatum bacteremia. Conclusion F. nucleatum may also be associated with kidney cancer, and could cause post-operative renal vein thrombosis, and sepsis or septic shock after thrombectomy.

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A case report of severe Fusobacterium nucleatum sepsis secondary to nephrectomy

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“…Lemierre syndrome is mainly caused by tonsillitis and pharyngitis, and is a form of internal jugular thrombophlebitis induced by an anaerobe, mainly F. necrophorum (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). If the correct diagnosis is delayed, Lemierre syndrome may progress to polyinfection, resulting in complications and a high fatality rate (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8).…”

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“…Lemierre syndrome is a form of thrombophlebitis that is now relatively uncommon due to treatment with antibiotics (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). We present the case as an example of a disease mimicking Lemierre syndrome, since it involved jugular thrombosis and accompanying phlebitis with dermal infection.…”

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Internal Jugular Thrombophlebitis Caused by Dermal Infection

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A 29-year-old man presented with complaints of fever and pain and itching of his left neck with atopic dermatitis and abrasion. These symptoms had persisted for two days and dullness and fever developed, but the patient did not consult a physician. On the following day, he had a fever of 40 and redness and swelling of the left neck. He visited a local clinic and was hospitalized with suspected cellulitis. A thrombus was detected in the internal jugular vein on MRI, and he was referred to our hospital. Neck ultrasonography showed the presence of an immovable thrombus in the area from the left internal jugular vein to the left brachiocephalic peripheral vein. Blood analysis indicated a major inflammatory response and juvenile idiopathic thrombophlebitis was suspected. A filter was carefully inserted into the superior vena cava, and anticoagulant therapy and medication with antibiotics led to remission. We present this case as a rare example of a condition mimicking Lemierre syndrome that was caused by dermal infection, and we include a review of the literature.

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Jugular Vein Thrombosis

2017

Diagnostic Imaging: Head and Neck

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Lemierre syndrome: a Japanese patient returning from Thailand

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

A case report of severe Fusobacterium nucleatum sepsis secondary to nephrectomy

A case report of severe Fusobacterium nucleatum sepsis secondary to nephrectomy

Internal Jugular Thrombophlebitis Caused by Dermal Infection

Jugular Vein Thrombosis

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