Lemierre syndrome: case presentation of a life-threatening septic pneumonia with complicated parapneumonic effusion: A case report
Lemierre syndrome, which might begin as a mild upper respiratory infection, can progress to a critically ill disease accompanied by sepsis and metastatic septic embolus. The patient suffered septic lung emboli with bilateral complicated parapneumonic effusion but was successfully treated with percutaneous drainage with pleural fibrinolysis, appropriate antibiotics, and anticoagulants. Early suspicion of the disease and active treatment are necessary to treat rare syndromes like Lemierre syndrome.
Authors
- Sun Hyo Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-0652)
- Yong Shik Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8003-7668)
- Hyun Jung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1878-1111)
- Tae Hun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6292-9956)
- Mi Ae Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-2420)
- Jae Seok Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8687-1744)
- Seong Hwan Youn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4933-2192)
Institutions
- Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center (KR)
- Keimyung University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000041102
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78
Funders
- Keimyung University