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Lemierre’s syndrome: case report of "the forgotten disease" in current COVID-19...
Lima-Bernardes, F.; Soares, D.; Costa, T.; Ferreira, V.; Vasconcelos, J.; Vidoedo, J.; Almeida-Pinto, J.Lemierre's syndrome refers to infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein developed as complication of an oropharyngeal infection. It is a rare syndrome, affecting otherwise healthy young adults, which may lead to sepsis complicated by septic embolization. Although there is a characteristic clinical picture, many modern physicians are unaware of this syndrome, leading it to be termed ‘the forgotten...
Date: 2022
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Origin: Portuguese Journal of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery