A case of Lemierre's Syndrome with a brief literature review

Summary: The last fifteen years have witnessed a remarkable increase in the reported cases of Lemierre's Syndrome (LS), which was once called the forgotten disease. LS manifests as oropharyngitis and a blood stream infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum and internal jugular vein thrombosis. L...

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Main Author: Majd Alfreijat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034116000174