A 4-year-old boy with Lemierre's syndrome caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
Anti-Bacterial Agents
/ therapeutic use
Bacteremia
/ diagnosis
Child, Preschool
Humans
Jugular Veins
/ diagnostic imaging
Lemierre Syndrome
/ diagnosis
Male
Methicillin
/ pharmacology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal Infections
/ diagnosis
Staphylococcus aureus
/ drug effects
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
Fusobacterium
Lemierre's syndrome
Septic thrombophlebitis
Staphylococcus aureus
Journal
Journal of infection and public health
ISSN: 1876-035X
Titre abrégé: J Infect Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101487384
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
30
03
2020
revised:
12
05
2020
accepted:
17
05
2020
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
10
10
2020
entrez:
9
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A pre-school aged boy presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department with a high grade fever and neck pain and stiffness. Blood culture was positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Doppler ultrasound of the neck revealed partial thrombosis of the left internal jugular vein. He was diagnosed with Lemierre's syndrome (LS) and treated with a prolonged course of antibiotics and anticoagulation. After discharge home, he was followed in the outpatient clinics and had a full recovery. This case report will highlight the presentation of LS and will briefly review the microbiology of this condition.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32507402
pii: S1876-0341(20)30479-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.05.013
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Methicillin
Q91FH1328A
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1360-1362Informations de copyright
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