[HTML][HTML] Lemierre syndrome: early recognition and management

C Tromop-van Dalen, AM Mekhail - CMAJ, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Discussion In 1936, Lemierre published a series of 20 cases of “anaerobic post-anginal
sepsis.” 1 The illness consisted of a history of oropharyngeal infection followed by anaerobic …

Lemierre's syndrome: Diagnosis, exploration, treatment

H Mesrar, J Mesrar, B Maillier, S Kraoua… - La Revue de …, 2017 - europepmc.org
Lemierre's syndrome is a rare and severe sepsis that can rapidly lead to a life-threatening
condition in the absence of early management. This syndrome described at the beginning of …

Lemierre's syndrome: current perspectives on diagnosis and management

KM Johannesen, U Bodtger - Infection and drug resistance, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This is a systematic review of cases with Lemierre's syndrome (LS) in the past 5 years. LS is
characterized by sepsis often evolving after a sore throat or tonsillitis and then complicated …

[HTML][HTML] Lemierre's syndrome: a forgotten and re-emerging infection

WS Lee, SS Jean, FL Chen, SM Hsieh… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lemierre's syndrome, also known as post-anginal septicemia or necrobacillosis, is
characterized by bacteremia, internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis, and metastatic septic …

Lemierre's syndrome: a rare cause of sepsis presenting with an absence of throat symptoms

T Whittle, N Amiraraghi, B Sarkar - Case Reports, 2018 - casereports.bmj.com
A 16-year-old boy presented to hospital with a 6-day history of diarrhoea, vomiting and
abdominal pain. During his admission he was found to be hypotensive, tachycardic and …

Lemierre's syndrome: sepsis complicating an anaerobic oropharyngeal infection

AI De Vos, RN Van Rossem, EPM Van Elzakker… - The Netherlands Journal …, 2001 - Elsevier
Previously healthy people without interfering conditions are rarely affected by anaerobic
infections. We report a young patient with extended septic emboli in the lungs, after an …

Eponym: the Lemierre syndrome

EG Vargiami, DI Zafeiriou - European journal of pediatrics, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Fig. 1 Dr. Andre Lemierre Lemierre syndrome, also known as postanginal sepsis, is
a severe complication of an acute oropharyngeal infection that results in septic …

Lemierre's syndrome: An unusual presentation

F Medina, M Tatay, M Smati, O Aoun, J Tankovic… - Medecine et Maladies …, 2015 - Elsevier
Discussion Lemierre's syndrome (LS) was named after André Lemierre who described a
disease complex combining anaerobic bacterial infections and post tonsillitis sepsis in a …

Lemierre syndrome: from pharyngitis to fulminant sepsis

BM Boldt, D Nguyen, M Faga, W Caras - Case Reports, 2010 - casereports.bmj.com
We report a case of a previously healthy 33-year-old male who presented to his primary care
physician with nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and fever. One week prior to presentation the …

[HTML][HTML] Lemierre's syndrome: recognising a typical presentation of a rare condition

JA Coultas, N Bodasing, P Horrocks… - Case Reports in …, 2015 - hindawi.com
Lemierre's syndrome is a rare complication following an acute oropharyngeal infection. The
aetiological agent is typically anaerobic bacteria of the genus Fusobacterium. The syndrome …