[Lemierre syndrome: pediatric case report].
We report a case of Lemierre syndrome with extensive thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular and subclavian veins with multiple septic emboli to the lungs and pericardium. This report illustrates a case of this forgotten disease in a child and the unusual presence of pericardial involvement.
Kacemi
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Service de Radiologie, Hôpital d'Enfants - Maternité, Rabat, Maroc. kacemi_loubna@hotmail.com
Dafiri
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology