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CASE REPORT

Lemierre's Syndrome in COVID Pandemic: Is there an Association?

Picardo Naina, Nithish Raj, John AJ Prakash, Abi Manesh

Keywords : Klebsiella, Lemierre's syndrome, Neck swelling, SARS-CoV-2, Type 2 diabetes

Citation Information : Naina P, Raj N, Prakash JA, Manesh A. Lemierre's Syndrome in COVID Pandemic: Is there an Association?. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2022; 14 (3):114-116.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10003-1401

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 20-03-2023

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; The Author(s).


Abstract

Background: Lemierre's syndrome is an uncommon life-threatening condition characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV), anaerobic sepsis, and metastatic infections. Case description: A 57-year-old diabetic male presented to the emergency department with progressively increasing left-sided neck swelling. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the neck revealed an air-containing abscess showed a long-segment thrombus in the left internal jugular vein with septic embolization to the right upper lung. He was also positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection. He underwent emergency drainage of the abscess along with culture appropriate antibiotics. Two days postprocedure, he developed atrial fibrillation and received anticoagulation treatment for 3 months. Discussion: This case report adds to the growing body of literature of co-occurrence of Lemierre's syndrome in SARS-CoV-2 infection and discusses the possible associations between the two. Besides, it also highlights Klebsiella pneumoniae as an uncommon pathogen causing Lemierre's syndrome.


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