PMID- 34917365 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240404 IS - 2050-0904 (Print) IS - 2050-0904 (Electronic) IS - 2050-0904 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 12 DP - 2021 Dec TI - Lemierre's syndrome caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum complicated with multiple brain abscesses-A case report, literature review, and suggested management. PG - e05142 LID - 10.1002/ccr3.5142 [doi] LID - e05142 AB - We present an unusual case of Lemierre s syndrome complicated by multiple brain abscesses, a literature review and suggested management. A young man with multiple brain abscesses deteriorated despite two weeks of directed antibiotics. A multidisciplinary approach was successful. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) should be considered in refractory or severe cases. CI - (c) 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Kjellberg, Anders AU - Kjellberg A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4819-1024 AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden. AD - Hyperbaric Medicine Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden. FAU - Bjerin, Olof AU - Bjerin O AD - Neuropediatric unit The Institution for Women s and Children s Health Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden. FAU - Franzen-Rohl, Elisabeth AU - Franzen-Rohl E AD - Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden. AD - Department of Infectious Diseases Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden. FAU - Bartek, Jiri Jr AU - Bartek J Jr AD - Department of Neurosurgery Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden. AD - Department of Clinical Neuroscience Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden. AD - Department of Neurosurgery Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark. FAU - Lindholm, Peter AU - Lindholm P AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden. AD - Division of hyperbaric medicine Department of Emergency Medicine School of Medicine University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA. LA - eng PT - Case Reports DEP - 20211204 PL - England TA - Clin Case Rep JT - Clinical case reports JID - 101620385 PMC - PMC8643489 OTO - NOTNLM OT - brain abscess OT - hyperbaric oxygen therapy OT - infectious diseases OT - lemierre syndrome OT - neurosurgery COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/12/18 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/18 06:01 PMCR- 2021/12/04 CRDT- 2021/12/17 06:56 PHST- 2021/10/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/11/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/17 06:56 [entrez] PHST- 2021/12/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CCR35142 [pii] AID - 10.1002/ccr3.5142 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Clin Case Rep. 2021 Dec 4;9(12):e05142. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5142. eCollection 2021 Dec.