Lemierre's syndrome in children: high-resolution CT and color Doppler sonography patterns
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_1424B8DD7BA4
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Lemierre's syndrome in children: high-resolution CT and color Doppler sonography patterns
Journal
Chest
ISSN
0012-3692
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/1997
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
112
Number
1
Pages
271-3
Notes
Case Reports
Gudinchet, F
Maeder, P
Neveceral, P
Schnyder, P
United states
Chest
Chest. 1997 Jul;112(1):271-3. --- Old month value: Jul
Gudinchet, F
Maeder, P
Neveceral, P
Schnyder, P
United states
Chest
Chest. 1997 Jul;112(1):271-3. --- Old month value: Jul
Abstract
Lemierre's syndrome is an anaerobic sepsis occurring after oropharyngeal infection in healthy teenagers and young adults. We report two cases of adolescent girls suffering from Lemierre's syndrome studied with cervical color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS), cervicothoracic helical CT, and high-resolution CT (HRCT) scanning. In both patients, HRCT allowed a good depiction of multiple cavitated pulmonary nodules of various sizes suggestive of this entity and was able to detect small or peripheral nodules. CDUS helped to pinpoint the extent of thromboses of the internal jugular vein demonstrated by CT. CDUS and HRCT should be performed as early as possible to confirm and treat this life-threatening condition.
Keywords
Adolescent
Female
Fusobacterium Infections/complications/*radiography/*ultrasonography
*Fusobacterium necrophorum
Humans
Jugular Veins
Pharyngitis/microbiology
Pulmonary Embolism/microbiology
Syndrome
Thrombosis/microbiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Pubmed
Web of science
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