Lemierre Syndrome - The forgotten disease

• Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Marcello (Author), Elizabeth In Myung Kim (Author), Luciana Andréa Avena Smeili (Author), Leonardo Bianqui (Author), Munir Bazzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute pharyngitis is among the most common causes of demand for emergency services. In general, they are benign, mostly of viral or bacterial etiology and evolve without complications with appropriate therapy. Rarely the infection extends deeply through the neck tissues generating serious suppurativ...