| Case Reports : A case of septic embolism after fever, sore throat, and myalgia |
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Hong Ju Moon, Kwang Seok Eom, Jung Hwa Lee, Won Seok Cheon, Doo Ryun Jung, Dong Gyu Kim, Ki Suck Jung |
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한림의대 한강성심병원 내과 |
| 증례 : 발열, 인후통, 근육통 이후 발생한 패혈색전증 1예 |
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문홍주, Kwang Seok Eom, Jung Hwa Lee, Won Seok Cheon, Doo Ryun Jung, Dong Gyu Kim, Ki Suck Jung |
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| Abstract |
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Lemierre syndrome or postanginal septicemia (necrobacillosis) is caused by an acute oropharygeal infection with secondary septic internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis and frequent metastatic infections. 17-aged girl visted emergency room with dyspnea. She had the symptoms of fever, sore throat and myalgia before 3 or 4 days. She had multiple septic emboli in both lung fields and septic thrombophlebitis of right internal jugular vein. Although Fusobacterium necrophorum is the most common pathogen isolated from the patients, The pathogen can not be confirmed. We experienced a case of Lemierre syndrome with septic embolism after fever, sore throat and myalgia. We present the case with the review of literature.(Korean J Med 70:569-574, 2006)
Key Words : Lemierre syndrome, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Oropharyngeal, Internal jugular vein, Thrombophlebitis |
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