Lemierre syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in an elderly man.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Zumarraga, Guipuzcoa, Spain. ejaaranda@hotmail.com
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013577:Syndrome; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000382:microbiology*