Fatal Lemierre's syndrome as a complication of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma
Background. Lemierre's syndrome is septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, initiated by an infection of the head and neck region. This septic thrombophlebitis gives rise to septic microemboli that can disseminate throughout the body to form septic infarctions and abscesses, with t...
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