Title: Interest of imaging in Lemierre syndrome: about 3 cases
Authors: S.Beyyato , A. Akammar, Y.Mouhcine, I.Chaouche, N. El Bouardi , M. Haloua ,B. Alami , Y. Lamrani , Maaroufi , M. Boubbou .
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 149-155
Publication Date: 2025/02/28
Abstract:
:Lemierre syndrome is a rare and serious pathology that can quickly become life-threatening.It is defined by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein or one of its branches associated with septic emboli. It complicates an oropharyngeal infection in an immunocompetent patient. Fusobacterium necrophorum is the main germ responsible for Lemierre's syndrome. The role of imaging, and in particular of the cervical-thoracic CT scan with injection of iodinated contrast product, is essential for the diagnosis and the extension assessment. The prognosis of Lemierre syndrome is poor because it is a serious clinical picture and therefore depends on the speed of diagnosis from the first signs and adequate therapeutic management.