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- Title
Le syndrome de Lemierre : une maladie oubliée !. . .
- Authors
Boyer, Pierre; Bernal, Nathalie; Freyens, Anne; Rougé-Bugat, Marie-Eve; Bismuth, Michel
- Abstract
"The occurrence and repetition of severe febrile peaks, several days after the onset of a sore throat or, even more evocative, the occurrence of pulmonary infarcts and arthritic manifestations constitute a syndrome so characteristic that mistaking is impossible" 1. Serious sepsis post-angina with pulmonary signs, in healthy young subjects, Lemierre syndrome sees its prognosis correlated with the speed of the management by probabilistic antibiotic therapy without waiting for the results of blood cultures. Computer tomography found thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and septic emboli. Surgical drainage may be necessary.
- Publication
Médecine, 2017, Vol 13, Issue 9, p402
- ISSN
1777-2044
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1684/med.2017.242