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Lemierre’s syndrome is an uncommon clinical entity characterized by oropharyngeal infection followed by septic thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein with embolization to the lungs and other organs. The organism is a gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, Fusobacterium necrophorum. We report a case of Lemierre’s syndrome in an 8-year-old child who presented with septic arthritis of the left hip joint. Roentgenograms and computed tomography demonstrated gas in the joint and adjacent soft tissues, along with a dislocated hip. Sonography of the neck coupled with the colour Doppler technique did not reveal any abnormality in the jugular veins. A blood culture grew Fusobacterium necrophorum, confirming the diagnosis of Lemierre’s syndrome.
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Goyal, M., Sharma, R., Jain, Y. et al. Unusual radiological manifestations of Lemierre’s syndrome: a case report. Pediatr Radiol 25 (Suppl 1), S105–S106 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03545601
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03545601