Lemierre’s syndrome causing profound thrombocytopenia and respiratory failure: a case report
Abstract Background Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare oropharyngeal infection that can lead to metastatic septic emboli and thrombocytopenia. However, current literature does not report an effect on other cell lines, which we report for the first time in this case. Case A previously healthy young Africa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Thrombosis Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-021-00306-6 |