Lemierr’s syndrome
Lemierrův syndrom
Autoři předkládají kazuistiku mladého muže hospitalizovaného pro akutní krční lymfadenitidu. Diagnóza Lemierrova syndromu byla stanovena na podkladě průkazu Fusobacterium necrophorum v hemokultuře u nemocného s krční lymfadenitidou a ipsilaterální trombózou vena jugularis interna. Autoři poukazují na široké spektrum onemocnění v rámci diferenciální diagnostiky uzlinového syndromu.
Klíčová slova:
uzlinový syndrom – septická tromboflebitida – v. jugularis interna – Lemierrův syndrom.
Authors:
J. Kydlíčková 1; S. Virtová 1; J. Táborská 1; L. Geigerová 2; Z. Chudáček 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Infekční klinika Fakultní nemocnice, Plzeň
přednostka MUDr. J. Táborská, PhD.
1; Ústav mikrobiologie LF UK, Plzeň
přednosta RNDr. K. Fajfrlík, PhD.
2; Radiodiagnostické oddělení Fakultní nemocnice, Plzeň
primář MUDr. Z. Chudáček, PhD.
3
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2005; 85(7): 401-404
Category:
Case Report
Overview
Presented is a case report of a young male hospitalized for acute cervical lymphadenitis. Diagnosis of Lemierr’s syndrome was based on the isolation of Fusobacterium necrophorum in blood culture in a patient suffering from cervical lymphadenitis and ipsilateral thrombosis of vena jugularis interna. The authors point to the broad spectrum of affections within the framework of differential diagnostics of the lymphadenitis syndrome.
Key words:
lymphadenitis syndrome – septic thrombophlebitis – vena jugularis interna – Lemierr’s syndrome.
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