TY - JOUR
T1 - Lemierre’s syndrome with muscle necrosis and chronic osteomyelitis
AU - Latif, Azka
AU - Ahsan, Muhammad Junaid
AU - Yousaf, Amman
AU - Tameezuddin, Asim
AU - Sood, Akshat
AU - Thirumalareddy, Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and is caused by gram-negative anaerobes, primarily Fusobacterium necrophorum. We report a case of a 20-year-old man who developed chronic osteomyelitis of the femur and myonecrosis of thigh muscles secondary to this syndrome. The diagnosis was made based on clinical presentation and evidence of thrombosis in the internal jugular vein on ultrasound. The patient was initially treated with antibiotics, and anticoagulants were added later due to deep vein thrombosis in the lower limb.
AB - Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and is caused by gram-negative anaerobes, primarily Fusobacterium necrophorum. We report a case of a 20-year-old man who developed chronic osteomyelitis of the femur and myonecrosis of thigh muscles secondary to this syndrome. The diagnosis was made based on clinical presentation and evidence of thrombosis in the internal jugular vein on ultrasound. The patient was initially treated with antibiotics, and anticoagulants were added later due to deep vein thrombosis in the lower limb.
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U2 - 10.1080/08998280.2020.1864702
DO - 10.1080/08998280.2020.1864702
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099407571
VL - 34
SP - 387
EP - 388
JO - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
JF - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
SN - 0899-8280
IS - 3
ER -