Lemierre's syndrome due to intratumoral abscess of the uvula

• Glavni autori: Hassan Rahhal (Autor), Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Autor), Cristiane Rubia Ferreira (Autor), Aloísio Felipe-Silva (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: University of São Paulo, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: 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...