RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Necrobacillosis (Lemmiere's syndrome): a rare cause of necrotizing pneumonia
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 2246
OP 2248
DO 10.1183/09031936.94.07122246
VO 7
IS 12
A1 RS Dykhuizen
A1 ES Olson
A1 S Clive
A1 JG Douglas
YR 1994
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/7/12/2246.abstract
AB The cases of four young and previously healthy patients with necrobacillosis are reported. All four patients presented with acute pharyngotonsillitis and pulmonary infiltrates due to metastatic abscesses, and had neutrophil leucocytosis and hypoalbuminaemia. Blood cultures grew Fusobacterium necrophorum and each patient responded to metronidazole.