Lemierre syndrome: A complication of acute pharyngitis

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-57

  Williams, Andrea ^a   Nagy, Mark ^a,b   Wingate, Jennifer ^a   Bailey, Luna ^b   Wax, Mark ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^c BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pharyngitis; Lemierre syndrome; Multiple organ system pathology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCONAZOLE; HEPARIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032530835     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(98)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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