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A Case of Lemierre Syndrome Secondary to Otitis Media and Mastoiditis
Joint Authors
Turan, Aynur
Cam, Harun
Dadali, Yeliz
Korkmaz, Serdar
Özdek, Ali
Hekimoğlu, Baki
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare clinical condition that generally develops secondary to oropharyngeal infection caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, which is an anaerobic bacteria.
A 62-year-old patient with diabetes mellitus presented with internal jugular vein and sigmoid sinus-transverse sinus thrombophlebitis, accompanying otitis media and mastoiditis that developed after an upper airway infection.
Interestingly, there were air bubbles in both the internal jugular vein and transverse sinus.
Vancomycin and meropenem were started and a right radical mastoidectomy was performed.
The patient’s clinical picture completely resolved in 14 days.
High mortality and morbidity may be prevented with a prompt diagnosis of Lemierre’s syndrome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Turan, Aynur& Cam, Harun& Dadali, Yeliz& Korkmaz, Serdar& Özdek, Ali& Hekimoğlu, Baki. 2014. A Case of Lemierre Syndrome Secondary to Otitis Media and Mastoiditis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017013
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Turan, Aynur…[et al.]. A Case of Lemierre Syndrome Secondary to Otitis Media and Mastoiditis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017013
American Medical Association (AMA)
Turan, Aynur& Cam, Harun& Dadali, Yeliz& Korkmaz, Serdar& Özdek, Ali& Hekimoğlu, Baki. A Case of Lemierre Syndrome Secondary to Otitis Media and Mastoiditis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017013
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017013