Atypical Lemierre’s syndrome caused by Prevotella oris

Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare form of severe sepsis secondary to oropharyngeal infection characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein with disseminated infections, with the lungs being the most frequent target. We report the case of a previously healthy 15-year-old admitted...

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Main Authors: Garza Alatorre, Arturo Gerardo, Hernández Rosales, C., Rodríguez Coronado, J. A., Solís González, Miriam Cecilia, Balderrama Dávila, Rubén, Rosiles de la Garza, Sara Georgina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UANL. Facultad de Medicina 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/11683/1/S1665579616300084_S300_en.pdf

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