Case of Lemierre's syndrome presenting with thyroid abscess

Kara E.Sakarya A.Keleş C.Borand H.Pekindil G.Göktan C.2024-07-222024-07-22200409349723http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20010Lemierre's syndrome is an uncommon condition characterized by post-anginal septicemia due to anaerobes. Reported here is a case of Lemierre's syndrome presenting with thyroid and liver abscesses. At presentation, the 70-year-old female patient complained of fever, jaundice and neck pain. Computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound confirmed the presence of a left-sided internal jugular vein thrombosis as well as abscesses in the left thyroid lobe and the right lobe of the liver with pleural effusion. The thyroid abscess was treated with a left lobectomy. © Springer-Verlag 2004.Englishantibiotic agentabscessagedanaerobic bacteriumarticlecase reportcomputer assisted tomographyfemalefeverhumaninternal jugular veinLemierre syndromeliver abscessneck painpleura effusionpriority journalsepticemiasubtotal thyroidectomythyroid diseaseultrasoundvein thrombosisCase of Lemierre's syndrome presenting with thyroid abscessArticle10.1007/s10096-004-1161-1