SUMMARY Summary: Human infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum usually involves F.
necrophorum subsp. funduliforme rather than F. necrophorum subsp. necrophorum, which is …

This is a systematic review of cases with Lemierre's syndrome (LS) in the past 5 years. LS is
characterized by sepsis often evolving after a sore throat or tonsillitis and then complicated …

In a 3-year prospective study, all cases of disseminated Fusobacterium necrophorum
infections found in Denmark from 1998 to 2001 were analysed, with the aim of describing …

Lemierre's syndrome is a condition characterized by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular
vein and bacteremia caused by primarily anaerobic organisms, following a recent …

Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism (NTPE) is defined as embolisation to the pulmonary
circulation of different cell types (adipocytes, haematopoietic, amniotic, trophoblastic or …

Patients often present to the emergency department with a wide variety of nontraumatic
infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions of the head and neck. Because the use of …

Lemierre's syndrome is a rare, life-threatening complication of an acute oropharyngeal
infection. It is generally characterised by pharyngitis secondary to Fusobacterium …

Fusobacterium necrophorum is a Gram-negative, filamentous anaerobe prevalent in the
mucosal flora of animals and humans. It causes necrotic infections in cattle, resulting in a …

Lemierre syndrome is an uncommon condition classically described in acute oropharyngeal
infection with septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and metastatic septic …

Introduction Lemierre's syndrome is a serious condition that carries with it a high rate of
morbidity and even mortality. Objective This review highlights the pearls and pitfalls of …