Bilateral Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Presentation of Lemierre Syndrome

Authors

  • Arpit Saxena
  • A. V. Ramesh
  • Poonam Raj Mehra
  • E. Nikhilesh

Keywords:

Bilateral internal jugular vein thrombosis, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Lemierre Syndrome

Abstract

Background: Lemierre syndrome is a rare disease characterized by internal jugular vein throm-bosis and septic emboli. These symptoms typically develop after acute oropharyngeal infection by Fusobacterium necrophorum.
Case Report: We present an unusual case of 54 years old lady suffering from Lemierre syn-drome with bilateral internal jugular vein and carotid artery thrombosis with fatal outcome.
Conclusion: Lemierre syndrome is a rare disease. Thrombosis of bilateral Internal Jugular Vein associated with Lemierre syndrome has never been reported.

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Published

2016-05-18

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Arpit Saxena, A. V. Ramesh, Poonam Raj Mehra, & E. Nikhilesh. (2016). Bilateral Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Presentation of Lemierre Syndrome. Otolaryngology, 2(2), 70–72. Retrieved from https://openventio.us/index.php/OOJ/article/view/2438

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2016): Volume 2 Issue 2 2016

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