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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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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 |