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Lemierre's Syndrome Following Extraction of Wisdom Teeth
Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by oropharyngeal infections. It is characterized by thrombosis of the internal jugular vein leading to the systemic circulation of septic emboli. The common pathogen identified is Fusobacterium necrophorum. Our case involved thrombos...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676441/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33224657 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11061 |