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. 2019 Sep;120(4):358-360.
doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2019.02.009. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

An unusual cause of Lemierre Syndrome

A Salami  1 , C Assouan  2 , I Garba  3 , E Konan  2
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An unusual cause of Lemierre Syndrome

A Salami et al. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Lemierre syndrome is a rare, grave and life-threatening disease characterized by a septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Fusobacterium necrophorum is the most causative germ but sometimes others germs can be responsible. The authors report the first published case of Lemierre syndrome caused by a coinfection Levinea sp - Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Keywords: Lemierre syndrome; Levinea sp; Lymphadenopathy; Mycobacterium; Thrombophlebitis; Tuberculosis.

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