Septic arthritis of the hip by Fusobacterium necrophorum after tonsillectomy: a form of Lemierre syndrome?

Abstract

UNLABELLED:

Lemierre syndrome used to be a complication of severe oropharyngeal infection with regional thrombophlebitis, septicaemia and septic metastatic infections caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in the pre-antibiotic era. A case of septic arthritis of the hip caused by F. necrophorum as a complication of tonsillectomy is reported in a 9-year-old boy.

CONCLUSION:

Lemierre syndrome, usually seen after an oropharyngeal infection, can also complicate tonsillectomy.

• Authors: T F Beldman, H A Teunisse, T J Schouten
• Journal: European journal of pediatrics (Eur J Pediatr) Vol. 156 Issue 11 Pg. 856-7 (Nov 1997) ISSN: 0340-6199 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 9392400 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Arthritis, Infectious (etiology, microbiology)
• Child
• Fusobacterium Infections (complications, etiology)
• Fusobacterium necrophorum
• Hip Joint
• Humans
• Male
• Surgical Wound Infection (complications, microbiology)
• Tonsillectomy