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Case Reports
. 2022 May 4;106(1):38.
doi: 10.5334/jbsr.2792. eCollection 2022.

Lemierre Syndrome

Axel Boyer  1 , Laurent Médart  1 , Laurent Collignon  1
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Case Reports

Lemierre Syndrome

Axel Boyer et al. J Belg Soc Radiol. .

Abstract

Teaching Point: Lemierre syndrome is a rare complication of bacterial pharyngitis with cervical thrombophlebitis leading to pulmonary abcesses; the radiologist may have a key role.

Keywords: jugular thrombophlebitis; septic pulmonary emboli.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no competing interests to declare.

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References

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