Lemierre's syndrome: A systematic review
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Karkos, Peter D. (author);Asrani, Sheetal (author);Karkos, Christos D. (author);
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Lemierre's syndrome is characterized by a history of recent oropharyngeal infection, clinical or radiological evidence of internal jugular vein thrombosis, and isolation of anaerobic pathogens, mainly __Fusobacterium necrophorum.__ It was once called the forgo