Grave Complication of Pharyngitis: Lemierre syndrome
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Internal jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis (lemierre syndrome) as a complication of pharyngitis.
Sore throat is a common presenting complaint in the outpatient setting. Most cases are nonbacterial in origin, but those that are bacterial are usually the result of group A β-hemolytic streptococcus. Guidelines exist to help physicians decide whether to treat with an antibiotic. Lemierre syndrome is a dangerous potential sequela of pharyngitis that results in septic thrombophlebitis of the int...
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al oropharyngeal infection that causes septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and frequent secondary metastatic infections. Also known as necrobacillosis and postanginal septicemia, the syndrome was initially described in 1900 by Courmont and Cade.1 Lemierre, however, provided the first extensive review of cases and description of the syndrome.1 Since the introduction of antibioti...
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11917.6060