Lemierre syndrome in an immunocompromised patient

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-199

  Tewfik, Ted L ^a   Husein, Murad ^a   Shapiro, Robert S ^a   Oudjhane, Kamaldine ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lemierre syndrome; Septic thombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; JUGULAR VEINS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; SEPSIS; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0032714449     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(99)00264-5     Document Type: Article

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