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Hohlhandphlegmone als Erstmanifestation des Lemierre-Syndroms

Phlegmon of the palm of the hand as initial manifestation of the Lemierre syndrome

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Das Lemierre-Syndrom ist eine seltene, jedoch in der Inzidenz steigende Erkrankung junger, vormals gesunder Menschen mit septischen Embolien in die Lunge und Peripherie. Wir berichten über einen 19-jährigen männlichen Patienten, der sich initial unter dem Bild einer rechtsseitigen Hohlhandphlegmone mit beginnendem septischem Schock vorstellte. Im weiteren Verlauf wurden ein subkutaner Abszess der linken Schulter, multiple Lungenherde sowie ein perikardialer Abszess entdeckt und ein Lemierre-Syndrom diagnostiziert. Die Positronenemissionstomographie (PET) erwies sich als geeignetes Mittel, um das Ausmaß der Krankheit in einem Untersuchungsschritt zu bestimmen.

Abstract

Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare disease in young otherwise healthy people showing septic embolism in the lungs and peripheral vessels. We report the case of a 19-year-old male patient who presented initially with a phlegmon of the right palm and beginning septic shock. During the clinical course a subcutaneous abscess of the left shoulder, multiple lesions of the lungs and a pericardial abscess were identified and Lemierre’s syndrome was diagnosed. In this case, positron emission tomography (PET) was revealed to be an appropriate instrument to determine the extent of the disease in a one step procedure.

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Abbreviations

PET:

Positronenemissionstomographie

FDG:

Fluor-Deoxyglukose

PCT:

Procalcitonin

CRP:

C-reaktives Protein

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

AC-Gelenk:

Akromioklavikulargelenk

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Braunbeck, A., Geiger, E., Weber, R. et al. Hohlhandphlegmone als Erstmanifestation des Lemierre-Syndroms. Unfallchirurg 113, 155–158 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00113-009-1710-2

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