Lemierre's syndrome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 764-767

  Peng, Ming Yieh ^a   Fan, Cheng Kuo ^a   Chang, Feng Yee ^a,b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium infections; Jugular veins; Syndrome; Thrombophlebitis; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; NECK PAIN; SWELLING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JUGULAR VEIN; MICROBIOLOGY; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TONSILLITIS;

ADULT; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 33644873884     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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