Lemierre's syndrome due to community-acquired meticillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>infection and presenting with orbital cellulitis: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Lemierre's syndrome is septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein leading to metastatic septic complications following an oropharyngeal infection. It is usually caused by the anaerobe, <it>Fusobacterium necroph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/374 |