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Case Reports
. 2000 Jul;114(7):545-7.
doi: 10.1258/0022215001906110.

Lemierre's syndrome: a complication of acute oropharyngitis

R Agarwal  1 , P S Arunachalam, D A Bosman
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Lemierre's syndrome: a complication of acute oropharyngitis

R Agarwal et al. J Laryngol Otol. 2000 Jul.

Abstract

Lemierre's syndrome is a recognized but infrequently seen complication of acute oropharyngitis. In this case report the patient presented with acute sore throat that led to a bacteraemia with internal jugular vein thrombosis and subsequent cranial nerve palsies.

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