Pylephlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum in a Septuagenarian Healthy Caucasian Male: Atypical Presentation of Lemierre's Syndrome

Lemierre's syndrome (LS) is characterized by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein caused primarily by Fusobacterium necrophorum. LS is usually suspected in fit young adults with prolonged or prior pharyngeal infection. Atypical Lemierre's syndrome is commonly defined as Fusobacter...

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Autores principales: Abbas, Muhammad, Constantin, Monica Ioana, Narendra, Akshay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8808189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35127184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5160408

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