Lemierre’s syndrome due to intratumoral abscess of the uvula

Lemierre’s syndrome (LS), described in detail in 1936, used to be a life-threatening entity until the advent of antibiotics. Tonsillitis or pharyngitis are the main primary infections and oropharyngeal anaerobic flora is the predominant etiology. However, other primary site infections, as well as ot...

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Published in:Autops Case Rep
Main Authors: Rahhal, Hassan, de Campos, Fernando Peixoto Ferraz, Ferreira, Cristiane Rubia, Felipe-Silva, Aloisio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2015
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Article / Autopsy Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4636101/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26558242
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2015.015
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