title: A case of Lemierre's syndrome following Epstein-Barr virus infection.
abstract: Lemierre's syndrome, or necrobacillosis, is a life-threatening septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. The causative organism is Fusobacterium necrophorum. Here we report a case of Lemierre's syndrome in a young male and describe the clinical presentations and treatment. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was a suspected predisposing factor in this case.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Farabi Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey. gonuldena@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Boz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iskender
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caylan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aydin
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authors.lastname: Koksal