Lemierre's Syndrome: Rare, but Life Threatening—A Case Report with Streptococcus intermedius

Lemierre's syndrome (LS) is a rare, but a life-threatening complication of an oropharyngeal infection. Combinations of fever, pharyngitis, dysphagia, odynophagia, or oropharyngeal swelling are common presenting symptoms. Infection of the lateral pharyngeal space may result in thrombosis of the...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Shalini, Merchant, Shehzad S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3502875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23197986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/624065

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