Lemierre Syndrome in a Teenager Presenting as Pulmonary Septic Embolism

• Author(s): Domingues, R ; Neves, JF ; Candeias, F ; Kjöllerström, P ; Brito, MJ
• Date: 2021
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4238
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Adolescent; Diagnosis/Differential; Dyspnea/ etiology; Hypoxia/etiology; Lemierre Syndrome/ diagnosis; Lemierre Syndrome/therapy; Pharyngitis/ complications; Pulmonary Embolism/etiology; Treatment Outcome; Case Report; HDE PED; HDE INF PED; HDE HEM PED
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório da Unidade Local de Saúde São José

Description

Lemierre syndrome is easily missed and may be more common than generally believed. Usually a complication of a deep neck abscess, it can present suddenly with shortness of breath and hypoxemia. Accurate diagnosis and orientation are mandatory for the treatment of an otherwise potentially life-threatening disease. We describe a case of an adolescent with Lemierre syndrome and septic pulmonary embolism.