Internal Jugular Vein Septic Thrombophlebitis (Lemierre Syndrome) as a Complication of Pharyngitis

References

1. 1.↵
   1. Hing E,
   2. Cherry DK,
   3. Woodwell DA

   . National Ambulatory Med Care Survey: 2003 Summary. Adv Data 2005;365:1–48.

   OpenUrl
2. 2.↵
   1. Bisno AL,
   2. Gerber MA,
   3. Gwaltney JM Jr.,
   4. Kaplan EL,
   5. Schwartz RH

   ; for the infectious Diseases Society of America. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Clin Infect Dis 2002;35:113–25.

   OpenUrlFREE Full Text
3. 3.↵
   1. Centor RM

   . Expand the pharyngitis paradigm for adolescents and young adults. Ann Intern Med 2009;151:812–5.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
4. 4.↵
   1. Kuppalli K,
   2. Livorsi D,
   3. Talati N,
   4. Osborn M

   . Lemierre's syndrome due to Fusobacterium necrophorum. Lancet Infect Dis 2012;12:808–15.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
5. 5.↵
   1. Weesner CL,
   2. Cisek JE

   . Lemierre syndrome: the forgotten disease. Ann Emerg Med 1993;22:256–8.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
6. 6.↵
   1. Spelman D

   . Suppurative (septic) thrombophlebitis. Available from: http://www.uptodate.com/contents/suppurative-septic-thrombophlebitis?source=search_result&search=Suppurative+%28septic%29+thrombophlebitis&selectedTitle=1∼150. Accessed March 15, 2013.
7. 7.↵
   1. Lemierre A

   . On certain septicemias due to anaerobic organisms. Lancet 1936;227:701–3.

   OpenUrlCrossRef
8. 8.↵
   1. Akiyama K,
   2. Karaki M,
   3. Samukawa Y,
   4. Mori N

   . Blindness caused by septic superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis in a Lemierre syndrome variant. Auris Nasus Larynx 2003;40:493–6.

   OpenUrl
9. 9.↵
   1. Lu MD,
   2. Vasavada Z,
   3. Tanner C

   . Lemierre syndrome following oropharyngeal infection: a case series. J Am Board Fam Med 2009;22:79–83.

   OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
10. 10.↵
    1. Phan T,
    2. So TY

    . Use of anticoagulation therapy for jugular vein thrombus in pediatric patients with Lemierre's syndrome. Int J Clin Pharm 2012;34:818–21.

    OpenUrlPubMed
11. 11.↵
    1. Hagelskjaer Kristensen L,
    2. Prag J

    . Lemierre's syndrome and other disseminated Fusobacterium necrophorum infections in Denmark: aprospective epidemiological and clinical survey. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2008;27:779–89.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
12. 12.↵
    1. Centor R,
    2. Samlowski R

    . Avoiding sore throat morbidity and mortality: when is it not “just a sore throat”? Am Fam Physician 2011;83:26–8.

    OpenUrlPubMed
13. 13.↵
    1. Riordan T,
    2. Wilson M

    . Lemierre's syndrome: more than historical curiosa. Postgrad Med J 2004;80:328–34.

    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
14. 14.↵
    1. Baquero F,
    2. Reig M

    . Resistance of anaerobic bacteria to antimicrobial agents in Spain. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1992;11:1016–20.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
15. 15.↵
    1. Dool H,
    2. Soetekouw R,
    3. van Zanten M,
    4. Grooters E

    . Lemierre's syndrome: three cases and a review. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2005;262:651–4.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
16. 16.↵
    1. Armstrong AW,
    2. Spooner K,
    3. Sanders JW

    . Lemierre's syndrome. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2000;2:168–73.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
17. 17.↵
    1. Hoehn KS

    . Lemierre's syndrome: the controversy of anticoagulation. Pediatrics 2005;115:1415–6.

    OpenUrlFREE Full Text
18. 18.↵
    1. Hagelskjaer Kristensen L,
    2. Prag J

    . Human necrobacillosis, with emphasis on Lemierre's syndrome. Clin Infect Dis 2000;31:524–32.

    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text