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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
; 262(8): 651-4, 2005 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15599753
RESUMO
Postanginal sepsis, also called Lemierre's syndrome, is a rare but acute medical condition complicating oropharyngeal infection. The pathogenesis consists of the development of internal jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis leading to metastatic infections in the lung and other sites. The causative microorganism is most often Fusobacterium necrophorum. We present three patients with Lemierre's syndrome who presented to the Leiden University Medical Center and give a review of the literature.