Lemierre's syndrome and septicaemia caused solely by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in a young immunocompetent patient.

Abstract:

:We present a case of septicaemia caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in a previously healthy 23-year-old man suffering from acute pharyngotonsillitis, who developed complicated Lemierre's syndrome. Three blood cultures (both aerobic and anaerobic) revealed the exclusive presence of A. haemolyticum. The presence of Fusobacterium necroforum was not essential for the development of this pathology. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Lemierre's syndrome caused solely by A. haemolyticum. We confirm that this organism must be considered a potential pathogen in immunocompetent patients.

journal_name

J Med Microbiol

authors

Fernández-Suárez A,Aguilar Benítez JM,López Vidal AM,Díaz Iglesias JM

doi

10.1099/jmm.0.007492-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1645-1648

issue

Pt 12

eissn

0022-2615

issn

1473-5644

journal_volume

58

pub_type

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