Chonnam Med J.
2012 Dec;48(3):190-192. 10.4068/cmj.2012.48.3.190.
Lemierre Syndrome Caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Alone in a Healthy Man
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. iammedkid@naver.com
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
- KMID: 2048812
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2012.48.3.190
Abstract
- Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was isolated from the blood cultures of a previously healthy 37-year-old man who met all the criteria of Lemierre syndrome, including a primary oropharyngeal infection, evidence of thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, and metastatic infections. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Lemierre syndrome caused by A. haemolyticum in Korea and shows that A. haemolyticum alone can cause Lemierre syndrome.
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