Delayed diagnosis of Lemierre’s syndrome in a patient with severe coronavirus disease 2019: importance of comprehensive oral and neck examination – a case report

Delayed diagnosis of Lemierre’s syndrome in a patient with severe coronavirus disease 2019: importance of comprehensive oral and neck examination – a case report

Abstract Background Given the widespread prevalence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), oral and neck examinations tend to be avoided in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. This might delay the diagnosis of conditions such as Lemierre’s syndrome, which involves symptoms resembling...

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Main Authors: Tomotaka Miura, Hirotsugu Fukuda, Hiroshi Kawada, Tetsuro Kaga, Masayuki Matsuo, Tsutomu Sakai, Shozo Yoshida, Hideshi Okada, Shinji Ogura, Nobuyuki Tetsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Case report
Coronavirus disease 2019
Interventional radiology
Lemierre’s syndrome
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08755-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08755-2

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