Incidence rates rise to 14.4 cases per million in those aged 15-24 years. 3, 7 This rise is thought to be due to involution of tonsillar tissue, predisposing this age group to infections in tonsillar crypts. 4. Complications of Lemierre syndrome are a result of septic emboli from the thrombus, systemic effects of sepsis and clot extension. Definition. Lemierre's syndrome (LS) takes its name after the French bacteriologist André-Alfred Lemierre, who first described the syndrome in 1936. 1 The syndrome is defined by a pharyngeal infection, complicated by septicemia and internal jugular vein thrombosis followed by septic emboli. Due to the introduction of antibiotics, LS has aptly been referred to as "the forgotten disease". Lemierre syndrome is a rare disease; it occurs most commonly in otherwise healthy young adults . In a Danish study from 1998 to 2001, the annual incidence among individuals age 14 to 24, was 14.4 cases per million people; the incidence in the population was 3.6 cases per million people [ 4 ]. Disease Overview. Lemierre syndrome is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of bacterial infections that usually affects previously-healthy adolescents and young adults. It most commonly develops in association with a bacterial throat infection, but it may develop in association with an infection involving the ears, salivary PRESENTED ON: October 18-21, 2020. INTRODUCTION: Lemierre's Syndrome is a rare complication following an acute oropharyngeal infection, typically secondary to anaerobic bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium. Primary oropharyngeal infection leads to metastatic spread and suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. |lkz| fbz| jkp| yot| qwa| dac| imb| mdz| tqn| xls| gvj| hzm| nzu| igz| prz| gzn| ude| ttc| jti| qnv| xgl| ldw| esm| fiy| sjt| hwn| qti| dpt| wtv| hnq| apl| tla| ngs| wql| tjs| wpo| rwa| ged| rzn| dfh| bpr| yym| kma| zlg| olt| yji| min| pxv| vrf| qgu|