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J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2023 Sep;53(3):226. doi: 10.1177/14782715231195483.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37737135 | DOI:10.1177/14782715231195483 (Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh)
Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - September 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

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J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2023 Sep;53(3):163. doi: 10.1177/14782715231200765.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37737136 | DOI:10.1177/14782715231200765 (Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh)
Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - September 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Graeme P Currie Source Type: research

A case of Lemierre's syndrome causing panhypopituitarism, cavernous sinus thrombosis, ischaemic stroke and pulmonary embolism
We present the case of a previously well 19-year-old man, who presented acutely unwell with meningitis and sepsis. Fusobacterium necrophorum was isolated from peripheral blood cultures and identified on cerebrospinal fluid with 16S rDNA Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Imaging demonstrated internal jugular vein thrombosis with subsequent cavernous venous sinus thrombosis. Pituitary function tests were suggestive of panhypopituitarism. The patient was diagnosed with Lemierre's syndrome complicated by meningitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, base of skull osteomyelitis, ischaemic stroke and panhypopituitarism. He was treated ...
Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Charlotte J Dewdney Joseph J Anderson Simon Dewar Fergus Doubal Frederick R Burgess Deepak Subedi Marcus J Lyall Source Type: research