{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Lemierre's syndrome: A rare complication of acute bacterial pharyngitis.
{Author}: Joubert P;Moosa MS;
{Journal}: S Afr J Infect Dis
{Volume}: 39
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: 2024
暂无{DOI}: 10.4102/sajid.v39i1.606
{Abstract}: 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.