Chonnam Med J.  2012 Dec;48(3):190-192. 10.4068/cmj.2012.48.3.190.

Lemierre Syndrome Caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Alone in a Healthy Man

• Lee KJ
• Kim EJ
• Kang SJ
• Jang MO
• Jang HC
• Jung SI
• Shin JH
• Park KH

• KMID: 2048812
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2012.48.3.190

Abstract

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was isolated from the blood cultures of a previously healthy 37-year-old man who met all the criteria of Lemierre syndrome, including a primary oropharyngeal infection, evidence of thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, and metastatic infections. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Lemierre syndrome caused by A. haemolyticum in Korea and shows that A. haemolyticum alone can cause Lemierre syndrome.

Keyword

Lemierre syndrome; Arcanobacterium; Tonsilitis

MeSH Terms

Arcanobacterium
Jugular Veins
Korea
Lemierre Syndrome
Thrombophlebitis

Figure

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  FIG. 1 Computerized tomographic angiogram (CTA) of neck showing complete thrombosis of the left internal jugular vein with lymphadenopathy (A) and surrounding peritonsilar abscess (B). Each arrow and arrow head indicate lesion.

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