Lemierre syndrome with cervical spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess associated with direct injection of heroin into the jugular vein

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2015 Apr;48(2):238-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.11.008. Epub 2013 Dec 31.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
  • Discitis / diagnosis*
  • Discitis / pathology*
  • Epidural Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Epidural Abscess / pathology*
  • Heroin / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous / adverse effects
  • Jugular Veins / pathology
  • Lemierre Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Lemierre Syndrome / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Heroin