| Lemierre syndrome--a forgotten complication of acute tonsillitis. | |
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PMID: 7561477 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Lemierre syndrome, also known as postanginal sepsis, is an illness characterized by the development of a fusobacterial septicaemia with multiple metastatic foci following an attack of acute tonsillitis. It typically affects previously healthy adolescents and young adults who, following an attack of sore throat, become acutely ill with hyperpyrexia, rigors and multiple metastatic abscesses. The clinical picture tends to vary widely because of the possible involvement of a number of body systems and organs in the disease process. This serious complication of oropharyngeal sepsis had a mortality rate in excess of 90 per cent in the pre-antibiotic era. Although now rarely seen and often forgotten, it remains a potentially life-threatening condition. We present four cases of post-tonsillitis fusobacterial septicaemia to illustrate the variability of the clinical presentation and stormy clinical course frequently associated with this rare syndrome. |
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Authors:
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C B Koay; T Heyworth; P Burden |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of laryngology and otology Volume: 109 ISSN: 0022-2151 ISO Abbreviation: J Laryngol Otol Publication Date: 1995 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-10-30 Completed Date: 1995-10-30 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8706896 Medline TA: J Laryngol Otol Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 657-61 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Bacteremia / complications* Female Fusobacterium Infections / complications* Fusobacterium necrophorum* Humans Infant Male Syndrome Tonsillitis / complications* |
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