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Lemierre’s syndrome: a complication of acute oropharyngitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

R. Agarwal ,
P. S. Arunachalam  and
D. A. Bosman
R. Agarwal
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, UK.
P. S. Arunachalam
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, UK.
D. A. Bosman
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, UK.
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Abstract

Lemierre’s syndrome is a recognized but infrequently seen complication of acute oropharyngitis. In this case report the patient presented with acute sore throat that led to a bacteraemia with internal jugular vein thrombosis and subsequent cranial nerve palsies.

Keywords

OropharynxInfectionBacteraemiaJugularveinsThrombosis
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 7 , July 2000 , pp. 545 - 547
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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