An Atypical Presentation of Lemierre’s Syndrome: Complicated by Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Lemierre’s syndrome is an oropharyngeal infection complicated by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, bacteremia, and septic emboli. It mainly occurs in immunocompetent individuals and was first reported in the early 1900s by physician Andre Lemierre. A 23-year-old male presented to...

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Autores principales: Vera Nieves, Bryan, Lindblad, Geoffrey, Gupta, Javas, Hughes, Jessica, Rivero, Andres
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7883589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33614331
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12728

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7883589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33614331
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12728

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