Shivanchan Rajmohan, Chuanyu Gao, Marta Chacon Garcia, Isabel Miglior, Lisa Pitkin
This case report illustrates a unique presentation of Lemierre's syndrome precipitated by Fusobacterium necrophorum . This case report describes a 20-year-old patient who developed Lemierre's syndrome secondary to a shoulder hematoma and neck abscess with multiple systemic complications in the absence of tonsillitis or oropharyngeal infection. Two weeks prior to presentation, the patient sustained a right shoulder injury and contracted COVID-19. Due to his Lemierre's syndrome, he developed right internal jugular vein and subclavian vein thrombosis, septic lung emboli, right sided Horner's syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, pelvic collection, septic arthritis of pubic symphysis and osteomyelitis of the right pubic bone, and proximal left femoral shaft...
December 11, 2023: Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal