Sore Throat Progressing to Embolic Sepsis: A Case of Lemierre’s Syndrome
Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare clinical syndrome defined as oropharyngeal sepsis, thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and septic thombo-emboli. It is typically encountered in young, immunocompetent individuals, with a mean incident age of 20 years. The organism that is most commonly associa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/950709 |