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. 2021 Mar 24:24:e01074.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01074. eCollection 2021.

Thrombophlebitis of the external jugular vein: A variant of Lemierre's syndrome

Yasuhiro Suzuki  1 , Akira Kuriyama  1 , Satoshi Tsuruta  2
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Thrombophlebitis of the external jugular vein: A variant of Lemierre's syndrome

Yasuhiro Suzuki et al. IDCases. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Embolism; Jugular veins; Lemierre syndrome; Thrombophlebitis.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showing the thrombosis in the right external jugular vein (arrow), an abscess in the right parapharyngeal to the submandibular space (asterisk), and left, external jugular vein which was intact (arrowhead).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showing the abscesses extending from the right parapharyngeal to the submandibular space (asterisk).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed consolidation in the S3 region of the upper lobe in the right lung (arrow).
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