A case of Lemierre's syndrome following Epstein-Barr virus infection |
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| Authors: | Boz G A Iskender S Caylan R Aydin K Koksal I |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Medicine, Farabi Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey. gonuldena@yahoo.com |
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| Abstract: | Lemierre's syndrome, or necrobacillosis, is a life-threatening septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. The causative organism is Fusobacterium necrophorum. Here we report a case of Lemierre's syndrome in a young male and describe the clinical presentations and treatment. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was a suspected predisposing factor in this case. |
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