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The study aims to characterize a specific case of Lemierre's syndrome caused by influenza A(H3N2) and compare it with existing literature.

April 8, 2026Open Access

Characterization of an Influenza A(H3N2) virus isolated from a case of Lemierre syndrome, encephalitis and uveitis in Italy

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The study aims to characterize a specific case of Lemierre's syndrome caused by influenza A(H3N2) and compare it with existing literature.
Detailed case description of Lemierre's syndrome due to influenza A(H3N2) infection
Comparison with other reported cases in literature
Identification of venous thrombosis of the jugular vein in the case
Occurrence of lymphocytic encephalitis and uveitis alongside the infection

Abstract

Lemierre's syndrome (LS) is a rare, life-threatening complication of an acute oropharyngeal infection.Here, a rare case of LS due to influenza A(H3N2) infection characterized by venous thrombosis of the jugular vein, concomitant lymphocytic encephalitis and uveitis was described.Moreover, we compared this case with other literature-reported cases with complications due to Lemierre's syndrome.

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Mastroianni et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5efd374eaea4b11a79622 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108693

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