@article{article_838532, title={Lemierre’s Syndrome: A Case Report}, journal={Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports}, volume={12}, pages={52–54}, year={2021}, DOI={10.33706/jemcr.838532}, author={Ataş, İsmail and Bilir, Özlem and Ünlü, Alpaslan and Taşçı, Filiz}, keywords={Lemirerre’s syndrome, Thrombophlebitis, retropharyngeal abscess, vena cava superior syndrome}, abstract={Lemierre’s syndrome is a syndrome with high mortality, causing internal jugular vein (IJV) thrombophlebitis, septic lung and other organ embolism, which often develops as a complication of oropharyngeal infections. Mortality can be reduced with early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic treatment. It is a rare syndrome and the case we have presented here differs from the cases with lemierre syndrome previously reported because of the involvement of superior vena cava (SVC) and subclavian vein.}, number={2}, publisher={Acil Tıp Uzmanları Derneği}