Literature DB >> 9661952

Postanginal septicaemia (Lemmiere's disease) complicated by haemophagocytosis.

G R Ellis1, D I Gozzard, D N Looker, G J Green.   

Abstract

We report a case of postanginal septicaemia complicated by bronchopneumonia and haemophagocytosis in a 19-year old male, presenting with severe thrombocytopenia. We believe that this is the first reported case of thrombocytopenia due to haemophagocytosis in this unusual condition.

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Year:  1998        PMID： 9661952     DOI： 10.1016/s0163-4453(98)94711-9

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Infect        ISSN： 0163-4453            Impact factor:   6.072


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Review 1.  Lemierre's syndrome: more than a historical curiosa.

Authors:  T Riordan; M Wilson
Journal:  Postgrad Med J       Date:  2004-06       Impact factor: 2.401

Review 2.  Human infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum (Necrobacillosis), with a focus on Lemierre's syndrome.

Authors:  Terry Riordan
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  2007-10       Impact factor: 26.132

3.  A Rare Cause of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Fusobacterium Infection-A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Authors:  Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin; Heather J Male
Journal:  Case Rep Hematol       Date:  2016-08-03
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