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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2020

An Unusual Case of Modified Lemierre's Syndrome Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Cellulitis.

Israa A Elhakeem, Shaikha D Al Shokri, Abdul-Naser Y Elzouki, Mohammed I Danjuma

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Israa A ElhakeemDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Shaikha D Al ShokriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Abdul-Naser Y ElzoukiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Mohammed I DanjumaClinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Department of General Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Hamad General Hospital · QAHamad Medical Corporation · QA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Lemierre's syndrome is a potential life-threatening disease commonly occurring in young, healthy individuals. It is often preceded by an oropharyngeal infection causing bacteremia. This may rapidly progress into thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular venous system, its branches, and septic embolization and often fulminant organ failure. CASE REPORT A previously healthy 31-year-old male with recent history of facial herpes zoster infection, presented with 1-week history of increasingly painful nasal, and periorbital swelling. Imaging confirmed superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated in blood cultures and had an uncomplicated hospital course with full recovery. CONCLUSIONS Early recognition of Lemierre's syndrome contributes significantly in reducing morbidity and mortality associated with it. Staphylococcus aureus skin infection is a very rare cause of Lemierre's syndrome, and its association with superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis has not yet been reported in literature.

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AdultCellulitisHerpes ZosterHumansLemierre SyndromeMaleStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusVeinsVenous Thrombosis

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