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Lemierre’s syndrome in adolescence
https://doi.org/10.21508/1027-4065-2025-70-5-118-123
Abstract
A clinical observation of Lemierre syndrome, which debuted with a pharyngeal infection, followed by the development of thrombosis of both jugular veins, cerebral sinus thrombosis and septic embolism to the lungs and soft tissues of the neck in an overweight adolescent, is presented. The trigger that launched the cascade of vascular catastrophe was apparently the COVID-19 infection. The role of anticoagulant therapy and empirical treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics with subsequent de-escalation is shown.
About the Authors
R. N. Mamleev
Republican Children’s Hospital; Kazan State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
420138, Kazan; 420012, Kazan
E. V. Luchkina
Republican Children’s Hospital
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
420138, Kazan
I. Yu. Murtazaliev
Republican Children’s Hospital
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
420138, Kazan
A. R. Safin
Republican Children’s Hospital
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
420138, Kazan
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Mamleev R.N., Luchkina E.V., Murtazaliev I.Yu., Safin A.R. Lemierre’s syndrome in adolescence. Rossiyskiy Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii (Russian Bulletin of Perinatology and Pediatrics). 2025;70(5):118-123. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21508/1027-4065-2025-70-5-118-123
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