FUSOBACTERIUM-NECROPHORUM POST ANGINAL SE PTICEMIA - A REPORT ON ONE CASE

Authors
LAZREK M BARRAUD D MARSEPOIL T
Citation
M. Lazrek et al., FUSOBACTERIUM-NECROPHORUM POST ANGINAL SE PTICEMIA - A REPORT ON ONE CASE, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 26(10), 1996, pp. 861-862
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
26
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
861 - 862
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1996)26:10<861:FPASP->2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A case of Fusobacterium necrophorum post anginal septicemia was report ed in a 22 year old man. This suggested Lemierre's syndrome which is a n uncommon complication of oropharyngeal infection. It should be bette r known because of its lethal potential.