Lemierre Syndrome Caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Alone in a Healthy Man.

ABSTRACT: Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was isolated from the blood cultures of a previously healthy 37-year-old man who met all the criteria of Lemierre syndrome, including a primary oropharyngeal infection, evidence of thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, and metastatic infections. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Lemierre syndrome caused by A. haemolyticum in Korea and shows that A. haemolyticum alone can cause Lemierre syndrome.

SUBMITTER: Lee KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3539103 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature