Isolated Facial Vein Thrombophlebitis: A Variant of Lemierre Syndrome

Lemierre syndrome is a rare complication of acute tonsillitis. It is caused by the anaerobic bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum and is characterized by bacteremia and septic thrombosis of the internal jugular vein. Dissemination of septic emboli may occur. The diagnosis can be difficult since diffe...

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Autores principales: Karnov, Kirstine K.S., Lilja-Fischer, Jacob, Randrup, Thomas Skov
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu053

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu053

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