Abstract
Lemierre's syndrome is a sever infectious disease following acute tonsillitis or pharyngitis which is characterized by the development of thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein with sepsis and multiple metastatic infectious foci. We herein report a case of Lemierre's syndrome. The patient was a healthy 32-year-old male who was admitted to our hospital with symptoms of a high fever and a sore throat. Chest radiography and CT scans reveal a shadow with cavity formation in his lung and pleural effusion. He was treated with the intravenous administration of antibiotics and his gen- eral condition thereafter improved. In cases presenting with severe tonsillitis or pharyngitis, this syndrome should therefore also be included in the differential diagnosis.
