Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

A 27-year-old female patient initially presented with fever, myalgia, sore throat that progressed to multifocal pneumonia, and cerebral sinus venous thrombosis. A combination of upper respiratory symptoms with tooth infection, positive blood culture for Fusobacterium nucleatum, computed tomography (...

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Main Authors: Yasar Sattar, Ammu Thampi Susheela, Bibek Karki, Adnan Liaqat, Waqas Ullah, Fnu Zafrullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6396274
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spelling doaj-913d649476ad4a22bf55e72530bf0dcc2020-11-25T02:58:40ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332020-01-01202010.1155/2020/63962746396274Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus ThrombosisYasar Sattar0Ammu Thampi Susheela1Bibek Karki2Adnan Liaqat3Waqas Ullah4Fnu Zafrullah5Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-Elmhurst Hospital, Queens, NY, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USADepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Nexus Specialty Hospital, The Woodlands, TX, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Abington Hospital Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Steward Carney Hospital, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USAA 27-year-old female patient initially presented with fever, myalgia, sore throat that progressed to multifocal pneumonia, and cerebral sinus venous thrombosis. A combination of upper respiratory symptoms with tooth infection, positive blood culture for Fusobacterium nucleatum, computed tomography (CT) chest finding of multifocal pneumonia, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) finding of internal jugular vein thrombosis (IJVT) and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) suggested Lemierre syndrome. The patient was managed with fluids, antibiotics, and anticoagulants. The patient survived and discharged from the hospital. The patient’s symptoms improved at 2 months of follow-up.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6396274
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author Yasar Sattar
Ammu Thampi Susheela
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Adnan Liaqat
Waqas Ullah
Fnu Zafrullah
spellingShingle Yasar Sattar
Ammu Thampi Susheela
Bibek Karki
Adnan Liaqat
Waqas Ullah
Fnu Zafrullah
Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
author_facet Yasar Sattar
Ammu Thampi Susheela
Bibek Karki
Adnan Liaqat
Waqas Ullah
Fnu Zafrullah
author_sort Yasar Sattar
title Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
title_short Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
title_full Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
title_fullStr Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis and Management of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presented with Multifocal Pneumonia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
title_sort diagnosis and management of lemierre’s syndrome presented with multifocal pneumonia and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
issn 2090-6625
2090-6633
publishDate 2020-01-01
description A 27-year-old female patient initially presented with fever, myalgia, sore throat that progressed to multifocal pneumonia, and cerebral sinus venous thrombosis. A combination of upper respiratory symptoms with tooth infection, positive blood culture for Fusobacterium nucleatum, computed tomography (CT) chest finding of multifocal pneumonia, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) finding of internal jugular vein thrombosis (IJVT) and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) suggested Lemierre syndrome. The patient was managed with fluids, antibiotics, and anticoagulants. The patient survived and discharged from the hospital. The patient’s symptoms improved at 2 months of follow-up.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6396274
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