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Elderly onset atypical Lemierre's syndrome concurrent with a rheumatoid vasculitis sacral ulcer infection: a case report.

Koji MishimaKazunobu AokiYusuke ShiraiHiroshi AritomoMaiko IwasakaMasakazu KatsuraTomofumi TatsutaniHiroko IkeuchiKensuke OryojiShinichi Mizuki
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2023)
Clinicians should consider Lemierre's syndrome as the differential diagnosis of internal jugular vein thrombosis occurring during sepsis, even though an antibiotic is administered or a primary infection site is anything besides the oropharynx.
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  • case report
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