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Severe Sepsis Associated with Lemierre's Syndrome: A Rare but Life-Threatening Disease

Background. The incidence of Lemierre's syndrome has increased in the past decade. This posttonsillitis complication may be life threatening. Case Presentation. A 19-year-old patient was admitted to Surgical Intensive Care Unit of a French University Hospital for high fever, low blood pressure,...

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Autores principales: Tawa, Audrey, Larmet, Raphaëlle, Malledant, Yannick, Seguin, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27127661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1264283