Lemierre's syndrome associated with consumption coagulopathy and acute renal failure: A case report

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 527-530

  Georgopoulos, S ^a   Korres, S ^b   Riga, M ^b,d   Balatsouras, D ^c   Kotsis, G ^a   Ferekidis, E ^b  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome; Lemierre's Syndrome; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MICROANGIOPATHY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TONSILLITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLINS; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449136652     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107007256     Document Type: Article

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