Lemierre's syndrome presenting as multiple lung abscesses

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 197-199

  Shaham, Dorith ^a   Sklair Levy, Miriam ^a   Weinberger, Gerald ^a   Gomori, John M ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cavitary lung nodules; Internal jugular vein; Lemierre's syndrome; Lung abscesses; Thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; HEPARIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG ABSCESS; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; LUNG ABSCESS; PHARYNGITIS; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034467667     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(00)00201-1     Document Type: Article

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