A case of Lemierre's syndrome following Epstein-Barr virus infection.

作者信息

Boz G A, Iskender S, Caylan R, Aydin K, Koksal I

机构信息

Faculty of Medicine, Farabi Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.

出版信息

Anaerobe. 2005 Jun;11(3):185-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2004.12.003. Epub 2005 Feb 12.

Lemierre's syndrome, or necrobacillosis, is a life-threatening septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. The causative organism is Fusobacterium necrophorum. Here we report a case of Lemierre's syndrome in a young male and describe the clinical presentations and treatment. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was a suspected predisposing factor in this case.