Lemierre's syndrome

Term ID

DOID:11337

Synonyms

• acute sore throat
• human necrobacillosis
• Lemierre syndrome
• postanginal sepsis

Definition

A commensal bacterial infectious disease that is characterized by systemic sepsis, ulcerative or necrotic lesions and multisystem abscesses caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. The disease often first presents as a severe tonsillitis or pharyngitis with high-grade fever and chills together with leukocytosis, cervical pain and neck swelling. (2)

References

• GARD:6882
• ICD9CM:040.3
• MESH:D005674
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:52542005
• UMLS_CUI:C0027537

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:11337 )