Septic Thrombophlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Intravenous Drug User
Septic thrombophlebitis is characterized by venous thrombosis, inflammation and bacteremia, that can lead to fatal complications such as sepsis, septic emboli and even death. Though most commonly caused by indwelling catheters, it is also related to intravenous drug users (IVDU) especially those who...
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| author | D. Dimitropoulou M. Lagadinou T. Papayiannis V. Siabi C. A. Gogos M. Marangos |
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| description | Septic thrombophlebitis is characterized by venous thrombosis, inflammation and bacteremia, that can lead to fatal complications such as sepsis, septic emboli and even death. Though most commonly caused by indwelling catheters, it is also related to intravenous drug users (IVDU) especially those who attempt to inject drugs into more proximal and central veins. Lemierre’s syndrome, also referred to as post-anginal sepsis or necrobacillosis, is a suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Primary infection is associated with oropharyngeal and dental infections and the most common causative organism is Fusobacterium necrophorum. We report a case of Lemierre’s syndrome in an IVDU, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, which was inoculated at the site of injection, without a history of sore throat or pharyngitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-85bd07d860fb4b49a10f35d46e6d66012025-02-03T01:31:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332013-01-01201310.1155/2013/870846870846Septic Thrombophlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Intravenous Drug UserD. Dimitropoulou0M. Lagadinou1T. Papayiannis2V. Siabi3C. A. Gogos4M. Marangos5Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceSeptic thrombophlebitis is characterized by venous thrombosis, inflammation and bacteremia, that can lead to fatal complications such as sepsis, septic emboli and even death. Though most commonly caused by indwelling catheters, it is also related to intravenous drug users (IVDU) especially those who attempt to inject drugs into more proximal and central veins. Lemierre’s syndrome, also referred to as post-anginal sepsis or necrobacillosis, is a suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Primary infection is associated with oropharyngeal and dental infections and the most common causative organism is Fusobacterium necrophorum. We report a case of Lemierre’s syndrome in an IVDU, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, which was inoculated at the site of injection, without a history of sore throat or pharyngitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/870846 |
| spellingShingle | D. Dimitropoulou M. Lagadinou T. Papayiannis V. Siabi C. A. Gogos M. Marangos Septic Thrombophlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Intravenous Drug User Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Septic Thrombophlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Intravenous Drug User |
| title_full | Septic Thrombophlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Intravenous Drug User |
| title_fullStr | Septic Thrombophlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Intravenous Drug User |
| title_full_unstemmed | Septic Thrombophlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Intravenous Drug User |
| title_short | Septic Thrombophlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Intravenous Drug User |
| title_sort | septic thrombophlebitis caused by fusobacterium necrophorum in an intravenous drug user |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/870846 |
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