Lemierre’s Syndrome: A Rare Case of Pulmonic Valve Vegetation

Lemierre’s syndrome is an uncommon complication of pharyngitis commonly associated with an anaerobic gram negative bacterium, Fusobacterium necrophorum. The syndrome usually affects young healthy adults with the mean age of 20 and is characterized by recent pharyngitis followed by ipsilateral intern...

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Main Authors: Clara Kwan, Lou Mastrine, Manfred Moskovits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/519720
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