Abstract
By now Lemierre's syndrome is a seldom-described disease whose prognosis depends on the precocity of treatment.
Case presentation:
We report the case of an 11-month-old child, with a fulminant Fusobacterium necrophorum meningitis, which derived from a gingival infection, with fatal outcome.
Conclusion:
This atypical case of Lemierre's syndrome (young age occurrence and localisation) underlines the potential severity of F. necrophorum sepsis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Cerebral Ventricles / microbiology
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Fusobacterium Infections / diagnosis
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Fusobacterium Infections / drug therapy
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Fusobacterium Infections / etiology*
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Gingivitis / complications*
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Humans
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Hydrocephalus / microbiology
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Infant
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Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Thrombophlebitis / microbiology