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Lemierre’s syndrome with cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by dental infection

Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare multisystemic infection beginning in oropharynx commonly caused by oral anaerobic organisms and leading to internal jugular vein thrombosis with septic emboli. Here, we describe a 45-year-old woman with hypertension and unrecognised type 2 diabetes who presented to a co...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Sukkul, Peerawat, Kasemsap, Narongrit
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7970202/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33727287
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-238521
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