[Lemiere's syndrome. Thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein induced by oropharyngeal lesion. A case report].
Nowadays due to the use of antibiotics the occurrence of a general complication of tonsillitis is extremely rare. Lemierre in 1936 throroughly described one of these events. We introduce a case of postanginal septicaemia detected in a previous healthy young woman. We also undertake a review of Lemierre's syndrome cases published within the last seven years in the English and Spanish literature, giving special attention to diagnostical methods and therapeutical strategies.
Subirana Pozo
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Servicio de Otorrinolaringología del Hospital General Universitario del Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona.
Serra Carreras
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Lorente Guerrero
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J
Crego de Pablos
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F
García López
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M
Grasa Pérez
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J
Pérez Grau
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Naches Solsona
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Quesada Marín
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Perelló Scherdel
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*