@article{Al-Hebshi_Alharbi_Karbouji_Al Qurainees_ALkurdi_2022, title={Lemierre Syndrome Complicating Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis Secondary to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection}, volume={38}, url={https://pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/5442}, DOI={10.12669/pjms.38.5.5442}, abstractNote={<p>Lemierre syndrome (LS) is an oropharyngeal infection, followed by bacteremia, thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and subsequent hematogenic metastasis via septic emboli. We report a case of Lemierre syndrome complicated by descending necrotizing mediastinitis due to a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in a 5-month-old Saudi boy.</p> <p><strong>doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.5.5442</strong></p> <p><em><strong>How to cite this:</strong></em><br>Al-Hebshi A, Alharbi H, Karbouji R, Al-Qurainees G, Alkurdi A. Lemierre Syndrome Complicating Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis Secondary to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(5):1409-1412. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.5.5442</p> <p>This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.</p&gt;}, number={5}, journal={Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={Al-Hebshi, Abdulqader and Alharbi, Hind and Karbouji, Rayan and Al Qurainees, Ghaya and ALkurdi, Ahmad}, year={2022}, month={May} }