Lemierre's Syndrome: A serious complication of an odontogenic infection

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Rosado, Pablo ^a   Gallego, Lorena ^a   Junquera, Luis ^b   De Vicente, Juan C ^b  

^a Central University Hospital   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lemierre syndrome; Odontogenic infection; Thrombosis jugular vein

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND ABSCESS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; SWELLING; SYMPTOM; TOOTH INFECTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; EMBOLISM; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 68149150700     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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