Lemierre Syndrome Complicating Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis Secondary to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection

Lemierre syndrome (LS) is an oropharyngeal infection, followed by bacteremia, thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and subsequent hematogenic metastasis via septic emboli. We report a case of Lemierre syndrome complicated by descending necrotizing mediastinitis due to a Methicillin-resistant Stap...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of medical sciences 2022-06, Vol.38 (5), p.1409-1412
Main Authors: Al-Hebshi, Abdulqader, Alharbi, Hind, Karbouji, Rayan, Al Qurainees, Ghaya, ALkurdi, Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
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Age
Cancer therapies
Case Report
Colorectal cancer
Confidence intervals
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Lymphatic system
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
Methicillin
Resveratrol
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus infections
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Summary:Lemierre syndrome (LS) is an oropharyngeal infection, followed by bacteremia, thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and subsequent hematogenic metastasis via septic emboli. We report a case of Lemierre syndrome complicated by descending necrotizing mediastinitis due to a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in a 5-month-old Saudi boy. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.5.5442 How to cite this:Al-Hebshi A, Alharbi H, Karbouji R, Al-Qurainees G, Alkurdi A. Lemierre Syndrome Complicating Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis Secondary to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(5):---. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.5.5442 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
ISSN:1682-024X
1681-715X
DOI:10.12669/pjms.38.5.5442