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ArticleBMJ case reports2026

From sore throat to sepsis: unmasking life-threatening Lemierre syndrome.

Estere Zeltina, Jana Krastina, Ieva Buce-Satoba, Ziedite Zelve, Daina Pastare, Julius Ptašekas, Guntis Karelis

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Estere ZeltinaDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3539-981X
Jana KrastinaRiga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
Ieva Buce-SatobaRiga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
Ziedite ZelveDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia.
Daina PastareDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia.
Julius PtašekasFaculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Guntis KarelisDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia guntis.karelis@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9586-2775

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lemierre syndrome is a serious condition that typically affects young, otherwise healthy individuals. It typically begins with a bacterial oropharyngeal infection that progresses to septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, frequently accompanied by septic emboli.We present a case involving a previously healthy young male who developed Lemierre syndrome following a sore throat and fever, later complicated by sepsis. Imaging confirmed internal jugular vein thrombosis, and blood cultures grew

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Fusobacterium InfectionsLemierre SyndromePharyngitisSepsisAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnticoagulantsDiagnosis, DifferentialFusobacterium necrophorumHumansJugular VeinsMaleAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnticoagulantsInfectionsOropharynxThrombosisVenous thromboembolism

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PMCPMC13110497

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