Lemierre syndrome and unexpected death in childhood

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 478-481

  Gilbert, John D ^a   Warner, Morgyn S ^b   Byard, Roger W ^a,c  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Lemierre syndrome; Otitis media; Unexpected childhood death

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; PARACETAMOL;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; AUTOPSY; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; DROWSINESS; EAR INFECTION; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PETROUS BONE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGMOID SINUS; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; SWELLING; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; SEPSIS; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 70349260123     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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