Lemierre's syndrome: A calamitous complication of oropharyngeal infection

Lemierre's syndrome: A calamitous complication of oropharyngeal infection

Lemierre's syndrome is an infectious thrombophlebitis of internal jugular vein (IJV) which occurs rarely, as a complication of oropharyngeal infection. We report an unusual case of a 36-year-old healthy female who presented with high-grade fever with chills, sore throat, and diffuse swelling of...

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Main Authors: Roopesh Yarappa, Sakshi Gagneja, Sourya Acharya, Shreya Gattani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
Subjects:
internal jugular vein
oropharyngeal infection
thrombophlebitis
Online Access:http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=Yarappa

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