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A Subtle Presentation of Pharyngitis and Pneumonia: Lemierre Syndrome [PDF]
Case Reports in PulmonologyLemierre syndrome (LS) is a rare condition with an estimated incidence of 1–10/1,000,000 per year defined as a complication of an oral and nasopharyngeal infection with secondary septicemia leading to septic emboli and internal jugular vein thrombosis ...
Federico Bellini +10 more
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Lemierre Syndrome as a Complication of Laryngeal Carcinoma [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2018 Lemierre syndrome is a rare condition characterized by a septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein with septicemia and metastatic foci of infection.
Christopher Colbert +2 more
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Thoracic Complications of Lemierre Syndrome [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2000 Lemierre syndrome is a severe, septicemic illness most commonly caused by the anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus Fusobacterium necrophorum. It is characterized by an acute oropharyngeal infection, with secondary septic thrombophlebitis of the internal ...
Russell Thomas Gowan +3 more
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Brugada syndrome in a 4-year-old child with Lemierre syndrome—A case report
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2018 Brugada syndrome is a rare arrhythmogenic disease with characteristic electrocardiogram (ECG) findings. Fever represents an important triggering factor.
Sami Alanazi +3 more
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A Unique Case of Lemierre Syndrome Associated with Thrombophilia in an Adult and the Role of Anticoagulation [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010 Acute septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV), better known as Lemierre syndrome, is a rare entity which poses several challenges in management.
Pradeep H. Lakshminarayana +1 more
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A Lemierre syndrome variant caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2012 Lemierre syndrome is an extremely rare disease characterized by oropharyngeal infection, septicemia, internal jugular vein thrombosis, and skip lesions. The most common causative pathogen is Fusobacterium necrophorum.
Yih-Jeng Tsai +4 more
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Lemierre syndrome from a neck abscess due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013 Lemierre syndrome is characterized by acute septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV) that develops after an oropharyngeal infection, and can be complicated by septic emboli to lungs and other organs. The most frequent causative agent is
Agarwal Abhishek +2 more
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Lemierre′s syndrome: A rare entity with classical findings on computed tomography
Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2015 Lemierre′s syndrome is a form of septic thrombophlebitis characterized by internal jugular vein thrombosis and septic emboli caused by Fusobacterium species which follows a spell of pharyngotonsillits.
Chandan Kakkar +3 more
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A Rare Case Report of Lemierre Syndrome from the Anterior Jugular Vein [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Lemierre syndrome is a rare, potentially fatal, septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Treatment includes intravenous antibiotics for Fusobacterium necrophorum, the most common pathogen, as well as consideration for ...
Nima Rejali +2 more
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A case of lemierre syndrome. [PDF]
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2009 emierre syndrome, also known as postanginal septicemia or necrobacillosis was first reporteeed in 1890 by Courmont and Cade, although Lemierre, a French physician and professor of microbieology best described the syndrome in 1936 in a review of 20 cases that was published in the Lancet.
Alherabi Ameen
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