Lemierre Syndrome in a Patient With Splenectomy Secondary to Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency, Complicated by Heparin Resistance

Lemierre Syndrome in a Patient With Splenectomy Secondary to Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency, Complicated by Heparin Resistance

Lemierre syndrome was first documented in the literature in 1936, and is defined as septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. It is typically a result of oropharyngeal infection causing local soft tissue inflammation, which spreads to vasculature, and promotes formation of septic thrombi...

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Main Authors: Kiley Clark BS, Morgan Sly BA, Pearl Chan BA, Hobart Lai DO, Hadi Ali MD, David Contreras MD, Ramanjeet Sidhu MD, Janpreet Bhandohal MD, Sikha Mishra MD, Rasha Kuran MD, Rahul Dev Polineni MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211040635

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https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211040635

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