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Query: UMLS:C0031350 (
pharyngitis
)
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An invasive
Fusobacterium infection
may originate from an apparent routine
pharyngitis
and lead to significant distant septic complications. Even without internal jugular thrombosis, the same mechanism of disease exists, and therefore, the same morbidity, prognosis, and treatments are applicable, hence the suitable term incomplete Lemierre syndrome. We present a case of invasive
Fusobacterium infection
that meets all criteria for Lemierre syndrome except lacking internal jugular thrombosis. A review of the literature that forms the diagnostic criteria for this syndrome and the rationale for our creating this novel term is presented.
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PMID:Incomplete Lemierre syndrome. 2556 Jun 19
Fusobacterium infections
and Lemierre syndrome are traditionally associated with
pharyngitis
. We report 3 cases of Fusobacterium sinusitis that resulted in Pott puffy tumor. One of these cases also had Lemierre Syndrome. We encourage expansion of the clinical spectrum of Lemierre syndrome to include complicated Fusobacterium sinusitis.
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PMID:Complicated Fusobacterium Sinusitis: A Case Report. 2938 26
