Lemierre's syndrome resulting from streptococcal induced otitis media and mastoiditis: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Harris, Che M ^a   Johnikin, Micean ^a   Rhodes, Hope ^a   Fuller, Theresa ^a   Rana, Sohail R ^a   Nabhani, Hasan ^a   Hussain, Dulara ^a   Kurukumbi, Mohan ^a   Jayam Trouth, Annapurni ^a   Gajjala, Jhansi ^a   Farhat, Faria ^a   Mody, Vinod ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; EAR DROPS; ENOXAPARIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; MYRINGOTOMY; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; OTITIS MEDIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSVERSE SINUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 72449207530     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-6658     Document Type: Article

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