Complicated Lemierre Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus gordonii and Possible Rickettsial Co-Infection in a Patient with Thrombophilia Predisposition

AIMS: Lemierre syndrome is a life-threating condition characterized by recent oropharyngeal infection, internal jugular vein thrombosis, and anaerobic septicemia. It is usually caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. METHODS: A young Romanian male presented with fever and rigors, mild tachypnea, hypoxi...

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Autores principales: Ioannou, Antreas, Dimitriou, Dimitra, Dimitriou, Panagiotis, Katsios, Aram, Petrikkos, Georgios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755946
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2017_000606

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755946
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2017_000606

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