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As if Ludwig's angina is not bad enough,

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we have a second L-syndrome, Lemierre syndrome,

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which can occur secondary to dental infection,

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peritonsillar infection, tonsillitis or pharyngitis.

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These are all very common in children

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as well as in young adults,

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and yet we don't see Lemierre syndrome

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very often. Lemierre syndrome is,

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as I mentioned in a previous section

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in synopsis, inflammatory thrombophlebitis of the

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jugular vein, which leads to septic emboli,

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which go into the venous system

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and end up in the lungs.

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And here you see that there is necrotic areas

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within the lungs from pneumonia, as well as from

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septic thromboemboli into the lungs, secondary

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to this patient's pharyngitis.

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This is the normal jugular vein on the left side with

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the carotid artery. Here is the carotid artery

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on the right side.

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This is thrombus within an enlarged

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right jugular vein,

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and you can see that it can go from there

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into the right side of the heart,

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out the pulmonary arteries into the lungs,

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leading to septic emboli.

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This entity is quite dear to me because,

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as I will show you,

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the very first article I ever wrote in my academic

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career was CT demonstration

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of postanginal sepsis,

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which is another term for Lemierre syndrome

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in 1985.

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Probably before many of our current

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viewers were even born.

Lemierre's Syndrome

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0:01

As if Ludwig's angina is not bad enough,

0:04

we have a second L-syndrome, Lemierre syndrome,

0:08

which can occur secondary to dental infection,

0:12

peritonsillar infection, tonsillitis or pharyngitis.

0:16

These are all very common in children

0:19

as well as in young adults,

0:21

and yet we don't see Lemierre syndrome

0:23

very often. Lemierre syndrome is,

0:25

as I mentioned in a previous section

0:28

in synopsis, inflammatory thrombophlebitis of the

0:32

jugular vein, which leads to septic emboli,

0:36

which go into the venous system

0:39

and end up in the lungs.

0:41

And here you see that there is necrotic areas

0:44

within the lungs from pneumonia, as well as from

0:48

septic thromboemboli into the lungs, secondary

0:52

to this patient's pharyngitis.

0:54

This is the normal jugular vein on the left side with

0:57

the carotid artery. Here is the carotid artery

1:00

on the right side.

1:01

This is thrombus within an enlarged

1:05

right jugular vein,

1:06

and you can see that it can go from there

1:09

into the right side of the heart,

1:10

out the pulmonary arteries into the lungs,

1:13

leading to septic emboli.

1:16

This entity is quite dear to me because,

1:20

as I will show you,

1:23

the very first article I ever wrote in my academic

1:27

career was CT demonstration

1:30

of postanginal sepsis,

1:32

which is another term for Lemierre syndrome

1:35

in 1985.

1:37

Probably before many of our current

1:40

viewers were even born.

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Faculty

David M Yousem, MD, MBA

Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman and Associate Dean

Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Neuroradiology

Neck soft tissues

Infectious

Head and Neck

Emergency

CT

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