Lemierre’s syndrome due to intratumoral abscess of the uvula

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 as ot...

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Main Authors: Hassan Rahhal, Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Cristiane Rubia Ferreira, Aloísio Felipe-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2015-09-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/107029