We report a rare case of Lemierre's syndrome in a young woman. The syndrome classically
occurs when an occult oropharyngeal infection spreads locally, causing jugular vein
septic thrombophlebitis. Showers of septic emboli to the lungs and body rapidly results
in overwhelming sepsis in an otherwise healthy young patient. Although typically caused
by normal anaerobic flora, in our case, the causative agent was methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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Publication history
Published online: September 17, 2008
Accepted:
December 22,
2007
Received in revised form:
December 4,
2007
Received:
October 19,
2007
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