Lemierre’s syndrome: a complication of acute oropharyngitis

R. Agarwal; P. S. Arunachalam; D. A. Bosman

doi:10.1258/0022215001906110

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Lemierre’s syndrome is a recognized but infrequently seen complication of acute oropharyngitis. In this case report the patient presented with acute sore throat that led to a bacteraemia with internal jugular vein thrombosis and subsequent cranial nerve palsies.

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