Lemierre’s Syndrome by Bacillus circulans, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Staphylococcus aureus with Involvement of the Internal and External Jugular Vein

Severiche-Bueno, Diego Fernando; Insignares-Niño, Diego Alejandro; Severiche-Bueno, David Felipe; Vargas-Cuervo, María Teresa; Varón-Vega, Fabio Andrés

doi:10.18683/germs.2021.1267

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Lemierre’s Syndrome by Bacillus circulans, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Staphylococcus aureus with Involvement of the Internal and External Jugular Vein

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Diego Fernando Severiche-Bueno

^1,*,

Diego Alejandro Insignares-Niño

²,

David Felipe Severiche-Bueno

²,

María Teresa Vargas-Cuervo

³ and

Fabio Andrés Varón-Vega

^1,2,4

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Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Universidad de La Sabana, KM 7.5 Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

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Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Universidad de La Sabana, Calle 163A # 13B-85, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

³

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cra. 7 No. 40-62 Bogotá D.C., Colombia

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Fundación Cardioinfantil, Universidad de La Sabana, Calle 163A # 13B-85, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

GERMS 2021, 11(2), 314-318; https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1267

Submission received: 31 January 2021 / Revised: 11 May 2021 / Accepted: 22 May 2021 / Published: 2 June 2021

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Abstract

Introduction: Lemierre’s syndrome refers to the septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, secondary to a pharyngeal infection. Although it mainly affects the internal jugular vein, isolated cases have been described of involvement of the external jugular vein. The main etiological agent is Fusobacterium necrophorum. Case report: A 27-year-old male, previously healthy, presented with a 7-day history of sore throat and fever. He was diagnosed with Lemierre’s syndrome, coinfection by Bacillus circulans, F. nucleatum and Staphylococcus aureus with an atypical presentation due to the involvement of the external jugular vein and the internal jugular vein. Conclusions: As far as we are aware, we present the first case of Lemierre’s syndrome with these characteristics.

Keywords: Thrombosis; Lemierre’s Syndrome; Bacillus circulans; Jugular Vein

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Severiche-Bueno, D.F.; Insignares-Niño, D.A.; Severiche-Bueno, D.F.; Vargas-Cuervo, M.T.; Varón-Vega, F.A. Lemierre’s Syndrome by Bacillus circulans, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Staphylococcus aureus with Involvement of the Internal and External Jugular Vein. GERMS 2021, 11, 314-318. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1267

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Severiche-Bueno DF, Insignares-Niño DA, Severiche-Bueno DF, Vargas-Cuervo MT, Varón-Vega FA. Lemierre’s Syndrome by Bacillus circulans, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Staphylococcus aureus with Involvement of the Internal and External Jugular Vein. GERMS. 2021; 11(2):314-318. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1267

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Severiche-Bueno, Diego Fernando, Diego Alejandro Insignares-Niño, David Felipe Severiche-Bueno, María Teresa Vargas-Cuervo, and Fabio Andrés Varón-Vega. 2021. "Lemierre’s Syndrome by Bacillus circulans, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Staphylococcus aureus with Involvement of the Internal and External Jugular Vein" GERMS 11, no. 2: 314-318. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1267

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Severiche-Bueno, D. F., Insignares-Niño, D. A., Severiche-Bueno, D. F., Vargas-Cuervo, M. T., & Varón-Vega, F. A. (2021). Lemierre’s Syndrome by Bacillus circulans, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Staphylococcus aureus with Involvement of the Internal and External Jugular Vein. GERMS, 11(2), 314-318. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1267

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