%0 Case Reports
%T Lemierre's syndrome: A rare complication of acute bacterial pharyngitis.
%A Joubert P
%A Moosa MS
%J S Afr J Infect Dis
%V 39
%N 1
%D 2024
%M 38726019
暂无%R 10.4102/sajid.v39i1.606
%X Lemierre's syndrome is a rare clinical syndrome of septic thrombophlebitis following a bacterial oropharyngeal infection. Lemierre's syndrome can be difficult to recognise and has significant morbidity. We report the case of a young man with Lemierre's syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, who responded well to 2 weeks of beta-lactam therapy.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This case report summarises the key presenting features of Lemierre's syndrome and provides a brief literature review considering the South African context.