Lemierre's syndrome is characterized by acute oropharyngeal infection complicated by internal jugular venous thrombosis secondary to septic thrombophlebitis, and metastatic abscesses. We report a case of Lemierre's syndrome in an 18-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with a peritonsillar abscess and ipsilateral VIth cranial nerve palsy.
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Brooke Army Med Ctr, Dept Med, Internal Med Serv, Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234 USABrooke Army Med Ctr, Dept Med, Internal Med Serv, Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234 USA
Dixon, WC
Plemmons, RM
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机构:Brooke Army Med Ctr, Dept Med, Internal Med Serv, Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234 USA