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KMID : 0385920140250040489
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Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2014 Volume.25 No. 4 p.489 ~ p.494
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A Case of Lemierre’s Syndrome in Young Patient with Acute Peritonsillar Abscess
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Kang Joon-Tae
Chae Seung-Seok
Kim Jeong-Han
Shu Yu-Cheng
Seo Young-Uk
Kim Joon-Woo
Ha Sung-Il
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Abstract
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Lemierre’s syndrome is very rare and is characterized by previous oropharyngeal infections, such as pharyngitis or peritonsillar abscess, leading to high fever, internal jugular venous thrombosis, and metastatic infections to multiple internal organs. Prompt and accurate diagnosis followed by early treatment with antibiotics is very important because its mortality is high if treatment is delayed. We report on the case of a 23-year-old female who was transferred to our hospital with a left peritonsillar abscess combined with left jugular venous thrombosis, complaining of a sore throat and left submandibular swelling, and diagnosed as Lemierre’s syndrome. Finally, she was treated successfully without anticoagulants.
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KEYWORD
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Lemierre syndrome, Peritonsillar abscess, Jugular venous thrombosis, Metastatic infections
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