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Postoperative Lemierre’s syndrome: a previously unreported complication of transoral surgery. Illustrative case

BACKGROUND: Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening clinical condition characterized by bacteremia and thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, usually secondary to oropharyngeal infection and often caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum; rarely, it occurs after surgical pr...

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Autores principales: Mariniello, Giuseppe, Corvino, Sergio, Teodonno, Giuseppe, Pagano, Serena, Maiuri, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9245783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35855218
http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/CASE20118