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Code System Concept Code	1231140009
Code System Concept Name	Lemierre syndrome (disorder)
Code System Preferred Concept Name	Lemierre syndrome (disorder)
Concept Status	Published
Concept Status Date	09/01/2024
Code System Name	SNOMED-CT

Concept Relationships
Concept Details

Concept Details

Code System Code	PH_SNOMED-CT
Code System OID	2.16.840.1.113883.6.96
HL7 Table 0396 Code	SCT
Superseded By Concept
SDO Concept Status	Active
SDO Concept Status Date	09/01/2022
SDO Date Created	06/30/2022
SDO Date Revised	06/30/2022
Description	A rare potentially lethal oropharyngeal infectious disease occurring in immunocompetent adolescents and young adults that is mainly due to Fusobacterium necrophorum and with characteristics of septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein that leads to septic usually pulmonary embolism, associated with ENT (ear, nose, and throat) infection that manifests with fever, neck pain and tonsillopharyngitis.
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Extended Properties

No extended properties.

Concept Alternate Designations

SDO Designation ID	Concept Designation Description	Status	Designation Type	PHIN Preferred Term Flag	Code Flag
5071624015	Septic phlebitis of internal jugular vein	Active	Synonym	false	false
5071625019	Lemierre syndrome	Active	Synonym	false	false
5071626018	Postanginal sepsis secondary to oropharyngeal infection	Active	Synonym	false	false
5071627010	Lemierre postanginal sepsis	Active	Synonym	false	false

Associated Value Sets

Value Set Name	Version(s)
Clinical Finding (NNDSS)	2 , 1

Parent Concepts

Parent Concepts

Parent/Child (Relationship Type)

Abnormality of systemic vein (disorder) {448157006 , SNOMED-CT } Bacterial cardiovascular infection (disorder) {312122008 , SNOMED-CT } Cardiovascular sequelae of disorders (disorder) {363004000 , SNOMED-CT } Deep thrombophlebitis (disorder) {16750002 , SNOMED-CT } Disorder of neck (disorder) {118939000 , SNOMED-CT } Infectious sequelae of disorders (disorder) {363165003 , SNOMED-CT } Inflammation of systemic vasculature (disorder) {1268294009 , SNOMED-CT } Lesion of neck (disorder) {298397000 , SNOMED-CT } Post-infectious disorder (disorder) {123976001 , SNOMED-CT } Septic thrombophlebitis (disorder) {439731006 , SNOMED-CT } Thrombophlebitis of internal jugular vein (disorder) {5521000124104 , SNOMED-CT }

Other Relationships

No other relationships present.

Child Concepts

No child concepts present.

Page last reviewed:June 20, 2024
Page last updated:June 20, 2024
Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,