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Case Reports
. 2015 Nov 3;187(16):1229-1231.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150476. Epub 2015 Aug 10.

Lemierre syndrome: early recognition and management

Chani Tromop-van Dalen  1 , Ann-Marie Mekhail  2
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Case Reports

Lemierre syndrome: early recognition and management

Chani Tromop-van Dalen et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Computed tomographic image of the neck of a 16-year-old boy showing left thrombosed internal jugular vein and gas within the thrombus.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Computed tomographic image of the thorax showing multiple septic pulmonary emboli.
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