A Unique Case of Lemierre’s Syndrome in a patient with Otitis Media

Pillay, Rachael Rohini

doi:10.15436/2377-1364.16.039

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“…[ 6 ] We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, and Ichushi (the Japanese database for medical literature and conference proceedings) databases for similar case reports written in either English or Japanese, and found several cases of co-existence had been reported. [ 7 , 8 ] In a recent report, [ 8 ] the first infection was otitis media, as with our case, but no risk factors were documented for complications that could lead to Bezold's abscesses and Lemierre's syndrome.…”

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The co-existence of Lemierre's syndrome and Bezold's abscesses due to Streptococcus constellatus

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Rationale:The ancient infectious diseases, Lemierre's Syndrome and Bezold's Abscesses are rare.Patient concerns:A 70-year-old Japanese woman with a 15-year history of Parkinson's disease was referred to our hospital due to fever, occipital headache and bilateral shoulder pain that had continued for three months. She had been prescribed prednisolone due to a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica.Diagnoses:A blood culture revealed bacteremia of Streptococcus constellatus. In addition, computed tomography revealed Bezold's abscesses and Lemierre's syndrome.Interventions:We administered ceftriaxone for 31 days, followed by oral amoxicillin.Outcomes:The patient recovered and the abscesses improved.Lessons:This case underscores the importance of blood culture tests and cross-referencing with radiological imagings in the diagnoses of these rare critical infectious diseases that mimic polymyalgia rheumatica.

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