Lemierre syndrome

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 589-593

  Duong, Myto ^a,b   Wenger, Jodi ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium necrophorum; Internal jugular vein thrombosis; Lemierre syndrome; Postanginal sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PHARYNGITIS; TRISMUS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; PHARYNGITIS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 25444486203     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000177198.91278.3e     Document Type: Article

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