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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:930-931
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Lemierre’s syndrome with bilateral empyema thoracis

Marco Alifano, MDa, Nicolas Venissac, MDa, Françoise Guillot, MDa, Jérôme Mouroux, MDa

a Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHU de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France

Address reprint requests to Dr Mouroux, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Pasteur, 30, Av de la Voie Romaine - BP 69, 06002 Nice Cedex 1, France

A 31-year-old patient is described with thrombophlebitis of the right jugular vein, and anerobic septicemia (Lemierre’s syndrome). Multiple pulmonary abscesses and bilateral fibrinopurulent empyema were also present. Treatment included intravenous antibiotics, heparin, and video-assisted thoracoscopic debridement of pleural cavities. A favorable outcome was observed.




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