Identifier |
Lemierre_Syndrome_2015 |
Title |
Lemierre Syndrome - A Neuroophthalmological Approach |
Creator |
Vinzenz A. C. Vadasz, MD; Christina Gerth-Kahlert, MD |
Affiliation |
(VACV) (CG) University Hospital of Zürich, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zürich, Switzerland |
Subject |
Lemierre-Syndrome; Fusobacterium Necrophorum; Septic Thrombosis |
Description |
Case report of a twenty-two year old woman with double vision after tonsillitis, caused through multiples thrombosis by an infection with fusobacterium necrophorum known as the Lemierre-Syndrome. Fig. 1: Ocular motility at ICU (lying position) Fig. 2: white arrows show thrombosis of the right ophthalmic vein Fig. 3: white arrows show retropharyngeal mass Fig. 4: White arrows show thrombosis of the inner jugular veins Fig. 5: Brain-MRA shows fusiform aneurysm of the right internal carotic artery in the cavernous segment Fig. 6: Demonstrates palsy of the left abducens nerve Fig. 7: Demonstrates normal eye position and movement Fig. 8: Prof. Lemierre |
Date |
2015 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
Type |
Text |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2015. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hx4nbb |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_novel |
ID |
187605 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hx4nbb |