Lemierre syndrome with cervical spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess associated with direct injection of heroin into the jugular vein

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 238-239

  Lin, Hsin Ying ^a,b   Liao, Kuo Hsing ^a,b   Jean, Shio Shin ^a   Ou, Tsong Yih ^a   Chen, Fu Lun ^a   Lee, Wen Sen ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLODISCITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOME; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; HYPESTHESIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISCITIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISCITIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HEROIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; JUGULAR VEINS; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84924551148     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.11.008     Document Type: Letter

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