Facial Cellulitis and Thrombosis With Pulmonary Septic Emboli Mimicking Lemierre’s Syndrome
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Cases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1923-4155,1923-4163
DOI: 10.14740/jmc2422w