Kiley Clark, Morgan Sly, Pearl Chan, Hobart Lai, Hadi Ali, David Contreras, Ramanjeet Sidhu, Janpreet Bhandohal, Sikha Mishra, Rasha Kuran, Rahul Dev Polineni
Lemierre syndrome was first documented in the literature in 1936, and is defined as septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. It is typically a result of oropharyngeal infection causing local soft tissue inflammation, which spreads to vasculature, and promotes formation of septic thrombi within the lumen, persistent bacteremia, and septic emboli. We present the case of a 24-year-old incarcerated man, who presented with leukocytosis and a right-sided tender, swollen neck after undergoing left mandibular molar extraction for an infected tooth...
January 2021: Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports