Lemierre syndrome: a pediatric case series and review of literature

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Ridgway, James M ^a   Parikh, Dhavan A ^b   Wright, Ryan ^b   Holden, Paul ^b   Armstrong, William ^b   Camilon, Felizardo ^c   Wong, Brian J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; ENOXAPARIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBOLISM; ERYTHEMA; EXUDATE; FATIGUE; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG LESION; MALE; NECK PAIN; NECK TENDERNESS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SWELLING; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; TRISMUS; VEIN LIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; MALE; SEPSIS; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 71549140671     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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