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Case Reports
. 2024 Mar 15;17(1):22-24.
doi: 10.17161/kjm.vol17.21217. eCollection 2024.

Lemierre's Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Patient with Carbimazole-Induced Severe Neutropenia

Naman Lodha  1 , Nakka Vihari  1 , Naresh Kumar Midha  1 , Tashmeen Kaur Sethi  2 , Pawan Garg  2 , Vibhor Tak  3
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Lemierre's Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Patient with Carbimazole-Induced Severe Neutropenia

Naman Lodha et al. Kans J Med. .
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Keywords: Carbimazole associated neutropenia; Lemierre’s syndrome; Otorhinolaryngologic infection; Streptococcus pneumoniae; thrombophlebitis.

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CECT Neck axial section. It shows diffuse hypodensity in retropharyngeal region (*), left IJV thrombosis (arrowed), enlarged right level II cervical lymph node (arrowhead).
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Figure 2
PET-CT with Thorax (axial section). It is suggestive of hypermetabolic lesions in parapharyngeal areas and bilateral lung fields.
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