Lemierre Syndrome - A Neuroophthalmological Approach

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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 http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 2015. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hx4nbb
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