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Lemierre's syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in an elderly woman
Lemierre's syndrome is characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. It typically presents in healthy adolescents or young adults, usually preceded by an oropharyngeal infection, with the most common offending pathogen being Fusobacterium necrophorum. We present a case...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7005475/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32055760 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2019.11.007 |