Lemierre syndrome with pulmonary empyema caused by Prevotella intermedia

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Lemierre syndrome is a rare disease that is most often caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum We present a case caused by Prevotella intermedia in a young, healthy man, complicated by multiple cavitary lung lesions, loculated pleural effusions requiring chest tube placement and trapezius abscess. Our case highlights (a) P. intermedia as a rare cause of Lemierre syndrome and (b) clinical response to appropriate antimicrobial therapy may be protracted.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

BMJ case reports - 17(2024), 3 vom: 15. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Simsek, Bahadir [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Renee [VerfasserIn]
Morton, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Villanueva, Merceditas S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Case Reports
Infections
Journal Article
Pneumonia (infectious disease)

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2023-258158

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369803841