A Previously Healthy Infant with Lemierre Syndrome in the Emergency Department: Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Lemierre syndrome (LS) is a rare condition with a high mortality risk. It is well described in older children and young adults involving bacteremia, thrombophlebitis, and metastatic abscess commonly due to Fusobacterium infections. Young, pre-verbal children are also susceptible to LS;...

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Autores principales: Kosoko, Adeola Adekunbi, Clement, Omoyeni O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10438939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37595309
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1580

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