Lemierre Syndrome: A Case of Postanginal Sepsis
Young Tak Seo, Mi Jin Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Byung Wook Ha, Hyo Sun Choi, Yong Tai Kim, Young Hwan Ham
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):211-214. Published online September 30, 2007
Lemierre syndrome is a rare disease that's characterized by internal jugular vein thrombosis and septic emboli. These symptoms typically develop after acute oropharyngeal infection by Fusobacterium necrophorum1). Although this syndrome is les..
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