TY - JOUR T1 - Lemierre's syndrome: forgotten, but not absent JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2017-221203 VL - 2017 SP - bcr-2017-221203 AU - Mandreker Bahall AU - Stanley Giddings AU - Krishni Bahall Y1 - 2017/08/04 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-221203.abstract N2 - Lemierre's syndrome is rare, with no known reported cases in the Caribbean thus far. We highlight a case of a young woman who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by oral pharyngeal sepsis, whose condition rapidly deteriorated within 24 hours requiring ventilation and administration of antibiotics. Her sepsis was accompanied by internal jugular vein thrombosis in keeping with a diagnosis of Lemierre's syndrome, which was treated aggressively with antibiotics, intensive care and mechanical ventilatory support in the intensive care unit. She made a full recovery. Though this is the first reported case in the Caribbean of this ‘forgotten disease’, it must not be forgotten because prognosis and outcome are markedly improved with prompt and aggressive treatment. ER -