Short synopsis from medical terminology

I like some of the descriptions in the medical journals because they have such similar presentations to my daughter's that I cannot understand why it is not diagnosed earlier, however, remember, it presents JUST like strep so doctors pursue that diagnosis. I want to emphasize a blood test must be taken by doctor to cancel out sepsis. If septic, then that is a clue it could be lemierres syndrome (LS).

Here is one journal article in my research. Although historically, as a journalist, I obsessively in some cases research everything! In the case of my daughter's illness, I just thought it was strep. In no way did I even dream of a blood clot in her jugular vein.

Ironically,  at 16 years old, I developed a blood clot in my left leg: diagnosis: phlebitis of the leg! I know research must be done to review medical family histories. I know there must be a correlation.

At 16, I developed blood clots in the lungs while in the hospital AFTER the clot in the leg. Bri, my daughter, after she was released to the "regular" hospital ward after they removed the clot in her jugular vein, she complained of pain in her lungs. I insisted to Dr. Eisman's collegue who was doublechecking on her, to check her lungs. (Ironically, the doctor specialized in lungs). At midnight that day, he had her undergo tests. The result was positive for blood clots in her lungs and arms. That was new to me. I didn't know you could develop clots in your arms!

See below:

Journal Article

[Septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and Lemierre syndrome].

F Bouton, M Cotils, M Genard, C Hubert

Services de Médecine Interne, C.I.U. Ambroise Paré, U.L.B., Mons.

Revue medicale de Bruxelles 02/1998

 

Abstract

The authors report a case of Lemierre's syndrome. This uncommon clinical entity is characterized by a septic internal jugular vein thrombosis with secondary metastatic abscesses and Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia, following an acute oropharyngeal infection. The diagnosis is primarily clinical and it should be suspected when a severe septicaemic illness, with pulmonary symptoms, occurs after an acute pharyngotonsillar infection. This article reviews the clinical picture, microbiology and treatment of this forgotten complication of acute tonsillitis.

Source: PubMed