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Lemierre-like syndrome and severe descending mediastinitis in an Infant with retropharyngeal abscess due to methicillin susceptible

Shreya Chandran, Wimwipa Mongkonsritragoon, Ji-Yeon Kim, Nirupama Kannikeswaran, Nahed Abdel-Haq

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5 authors.

Shreya ChandranDepartment of Pediatrics, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA.
Wimwipa MongkonsritragoonDivision of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.
Ji-Yeon KimDivision of Intensive Care, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.
Nirupama KannikeswaranDivision of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.
Nahed Abdel-HaqDivision of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.

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Abstract

An 11-month-old girl presented with fever, respiratory distress and septic shock. She had no neck stiffness, swelling, difficulty swallowing, or drooling. An echocardiogram that was done to evaluate cardiac function showed compression of the innominate vein. Subsequent cross-sectional imaging revealed retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) with extensive descending mediastinitis and abscesses as well as septic thrombophlebitis involving the left internal jugular vein, subclavian vein, and innominate vein, consistent with Lemierre-like syndrome. Blood cultures grew methicillin-susceptible

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Diaphragm paralysisLemierre syndromeMediastinitisMSSAPhrenic nerve paralysisRetropharyngeal abscess

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PMID41158817
PMCPMC12555890

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