Lemierre's syndrome: a complication of acute oropharyngitis.
Lemierre's syndrome is a recognized but infrequently seen complication of acute oropharyngitis. In this case report the patient presented with acute sore throat that led to a bacteraemia with internal jugular vein thrombosis and subsequent cranial nerve palsies.
Agarwal
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Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, UK.
Arunachalam
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Bosman
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D020436:Accessory Nerve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000382:microbiology