https://doi.org/10.4081/btvb.2024.147
From rare to aware: confronting Lemierre syndrome
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Lemierre syndrome is a life-threatening condition characterized by an acute head/neck bacterial infection due to anaerobes (namely Fusobacterium necrophorum), local septic vein thrombosis and distance septic embolism...
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Cardi, S., Catalani, F., Valerio, L., & Barco, S. (2024). From rare to aware: confronting Lemierre syndrome. Bleeding, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/btvb.2024.147
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