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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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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 |