A case of the otogenic variant of Lemierre's syndrome with atypical sequelae and a review of pediatric literature

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-122

  Masterson, Tami ^a   El Hakim, H ^a,b   Magnus, Ken ^a   Robinson, Joan ^a  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium necrophorum; Hearing loss; Lemierre's syndrome; Necrobacillosis; Sigmoid sinus thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CLOXACILLIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MASTOIDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANKLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; JUGULAR VEIN; MASTOID; MICROBIOLOGY; NECK; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHARYNGITIS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SYNDROME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MASTOID; MASTOIDITIS; NECK; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHARYNGITIS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 18444403153     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.07.023     Document Type: Article

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