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Lemierre syndrome: a diagnostic dilemma in paediatric patients

Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare disease of the head and neck, characterized by an initial infection, usually within the oropharynx, which can develop into a septic thrombophlebitis. It can involve the jugular vein, facial veins and respiratory tract. A 7-year-old child attended our institution with a...

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Autores principales: Rafati, Fatemeh, Bhalla, Vishal, Chillal, Varun, Thyagarajan, Mani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5739045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29302305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjx210