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Lemierre's syndrome with bilateral empyema thoracis
M Alifano1, N Venissac, F Guillot
1Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHU de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, France.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|April 6, 2000
Abstract:
A 31-year-old patient is described with thrombophlebitis of the right jugular vein, and anerobic septicemia (Lemierre's syndrome). Multiple pulmonary abscesses and bilateral fibrinopurulent empyema were also present. Treatment included intravenous antibiotics, heparin, and video-assisted thoracoscopic debridement of pleural cavities. A favorable outcome was observed.