Grave Complication of Pharyngitis: Lemierre syndrome

Fusobacterium necrophorum is the causative agent in the pharyngitis. After invasion of the oropharyngeal mucosa by the organism leads to the development of the grave complications like superficial thrombophlebitis of internal jugular vein, septic emboli in the lung and coagulopathy. A 23-year-old ma...

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Published in:J Clin Diagn Res
Main Authors: Prakashchandra, Suthar Pokhraj, Patel, Ankit Kumar B., Patel, Kimmyben, Doshi, Raj Kumar P., Patel, Narottam A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited 2015
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Radiology Section
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4525577/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26266187
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/11917.6060
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