Lemierre's - The sinister sore throat

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 692-694

  Brown, L M ^a,b   Wallwork, B ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis; Fusobacterium Infections; Pharyngitis; Thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; SEPSIS; SORE THROAT; TEMPORAL LOBE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34347347229     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106003951     Document Type: Article

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