3 CASES OF FUSOBACTERIUM-NECROPHORUM SEPTICEMIA

Two cases of necrobacillosis or post-anginal septicemia (Lemierre's sy ndrome) due to Fusobacterium necrophorum are described. The first case in a young adult was complicated by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, lung abscesses and skin involvement. The second case was in a 2-year-old child, which is exceptional. The primary focus was po ssibly otitis media. In a third patient with multiple metastases of co lon carcinoma, Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia was diagnosed duri ng a bout of fever 36 hours before death.