Lemierre's syndrome in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 274-277

  Yong, Pil Cho ^a   Choi, Soo Jung ^a   Bock, Hyun Jung ^a   Hwang, Ji Woong ^a   Myoung, Sik Han ^a   Yong, Ho Kim ^a   Kwon, Tae Won ^a   Sung, Gyu Lee ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LABORATORY TEST; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; MOUTH INFECTION; NECK; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWELLING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33646494627     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-006-9004-4     Document Type: Article

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