Lemierre’s Syndrome: Rare, but Life Threatening—A Case Report with Streptococcus intermedius

Lemierre’s syndrome (LS) is a rare, but a life-threatening complication of an oropharyngeal infection. Combinations of fever, pharyngitis, dysphagia, odynophagia, or oropharyngeal swelling are common presenting symptoms. Infection of the lateral pharyngeal space may result in thrombosis of the inter...

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Main Authors: Shalini Gupta, Shehzad S. Merchant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/624065
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