Gallium Scintigraphy in Lemierre Syndrome

Lemierre syndrome, also known as postanginal sepsis, refers to an acute oropharyngeal infection with septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and multiple metastatic infections from septic emboli, most commonly to the lungs. The disease generally results from gram-negative anaerobic orga...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1995-08, Vol.20 (8), p.738-738
Main Authors: HANAFEE, WENDY J, POLGA, JAMES P, MORRIS, ANNE B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Female
Gallium Radioisotopes
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Radionuclide Imaging
Radionuclide investigations
Sepsis - diagnostic imaging
Syndrome
Thrombophlebitis - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Lemierre syndrome, also known as postanginal sepsis, refers to an acute oropharyngeal infection with septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and multiple metastatic infections from septic emboli, most commonly to the lungs. The disease generally results from gram-negative anaerobic organisms, usually Fusobacterium necrophorum. This is a case report of Lemierre syndrome in an 18-year-old man with appropriate Ga-67 imaging, CT, and chest radiographs.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199508000-00022