Anyone familiar with Lemierre's?

Anyone familiar with Lemierre's disease? I know it's very rare. I have been researching it, but I have found limited information.
Quote from sadie252Anyone familiar with Lemierre's disease? I know it's very rare. I have been researching it, but I have found limited information.

The little I know is that resembles strep or flu infection, is not contagious and is not so common. it causes sore throat, neck swelling, fever, sob, hemoptysis. It is caused bt Fusobacterium necrophorum (gram negative bacillus) causing thrombophlebitis of the Jugular vein. Responds very well to anticoagulation and antibiotic (like metronidazole, clindamycin and enoxaparin)

Lemierre's syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe description sounds horrible. I wonder how many doctors have even heard of this. By the time you get through a typical antibiotic course for a bacterial sore throat, Z Pak and gargle with salt water you could have died!!!Terrible.

Anyone know what percentage of the population is affected, modality or similar statistical analysis information?

they just had a mystery diagnosis on yesterday and the girl had it. I believe at the end, they gave all the info you requested. The poor girl almost died and had a chunk of her brain removed... and is absolutely fine and dandy now! Crazy stuff!! I found it... season 3 episode 3 "deadly sore throat". I found some links for you too. Here amazon has it you can watch on demand for $1.99 http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Sore-Throat/dp/B001QOCS0Y I found it on you tube in 3 parts. Here's a link to the last part. It gives some info for you. Only 1 in a million gets an infection from the bacteria because its freely found in the saliva and GI tract. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHbaf...eature=relatedYou can also watch the first 2 parts on you tube as well. HTH

Here's wome wiki info too... sorry I only have online sources and no journal info. Have you googled it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemierre's_syndrome

My niece was just diagnosed with it. She was in septic shock within days. She was on a vent for 6 days. She has responded well to the antibiotics. She has had some complications, but she is doing much better. The doctor believes the clot in her internal jugular vein has gotten bigger though.

You can find some info in the New England Journal of Medicine

Supposedly really, really, rare, but scary nonetheless.....amazing we can survive as a species, isn't it?

It's normal flora. We all have it. From my understanding, it lives in our mouths and intestinal tracts.

I did google it, but from what I've read, there has only been 160 cases diagnosed in the United States in the last 100 years. I doubt I'll find too much. I had already found most of the links posted, but thanks so much to everyone who did post. I really appeciate it. I did watch the TLC videos. Thankfully, my nieces brain was not affected. She got so sick so fast. It really is unbelievable.