Lemierre's syndrome due to intratumoral abscess of the uvula

• Main Authors: Hassan Rahhal (Author), Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), Cristiane Rubia Ferreira (Author), Aloísio Felipe-Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lemierre's syndrome (LS), described in detail in 1936, used to be a life-threatening entity until the advent of antibiotics. Tonsillitis or pharyngitis are the main primary infections and oropharyngeal anaerobic flora is the predominant etiology. However, other primary site infections, as well...