Moreno S, García Altozano J, Pinilla B, López J C, de Quirós B, Ortega A, Bouza E
Clinical Microbiology Service, Hospital General Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
Rev Infect Dis. 1989 Mar-Apr;11(2):319-24. doi: 10.1093/clinids/11.2.319.
The combination of acute pharyngotonsillitis, neck pain, fever, and pulmonary septic emboli caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in a healthy young person is extremely rare. The entity was described by Lemierre in 1936 as a typical syndrome easy to recognize and diagnose exclusively on clinical grounds. A case of Lemierre's disease is reported, and 10 other cases found in the medical literature are reviewed.
