UNUSUAL RADIOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF LEMIERRES SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT

Lemierre's syndrome is an uncommon clinical entity characterized by or opharyngeal infection followed by septic thrombophlebitis of the jugul ar vein with embolization to the lungs and other organs. The organism is a gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, Fusobacterium necrophorum. We report a case of Lemierre's syndrome in an 8-year-old child who presen ted with septic arthritis of the left hip joint. Roentgenograms and co mputed tomography demonstrated gas in the joint and adjacent soft tiss ues, along with a dislocated hip. Sonography of the neck coupled with the colour Doppler technique did not reveal any abnormality in the jug ular veins. A blood culture grew Fusobacterium necrophorum, confirming the diagnosis of Lemierre's syndrome.