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Læknablaðið 2004; 90: 763-6

We report a case of Lemierre?s syndrome or, human necrobacillosis, in a 33 year old icelandic male. A severe clinical picture, fulfilling all the criteria for this syndrome, is described. With antibiotic therapy, and critical care, the outcome was successful. A brief overview of infections due to Fusobacterium necro­phorum, with special emphasis on Lemierre?s syndrome, is presented. Etiology, clinical symptoms, treatment and prognosis of this syndrome are dis­cussed. We believe this to be the first case of human necrobacillosis to be reported in Iceland.