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Lemierre’s Syndrome in the 21st Century: A Literature Review

Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare, life-threatening complication of an acute oropharyngeal infection. It is generally characterised by pharyngitis secondary to Fusobacterium necrophorum, causing thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and sepsis, with subsequent formation of septic emboli that can...

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Autor principal: Tiwari, Abhinav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10505273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37724228
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43685