Lemierre syndrome associated with group A streptococcal infection

Am J Emerg Med. 2010 Jun;28(5):643.e5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.09.011. Epub 2010 Mar 25.

Authors

Rina K Shah¹, Marcia M Wofford, Thomas G West, Avinash K Shetty

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences and Brenner Children's Hospital, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA.

PMID: 20579574
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.09.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Jugular Veins*
Pharyngitis / diagnosis
Pharyngitis / microbiology*
Streptococcal Infections / complications
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcus pyogenes*
Syndrome
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis
Venous Thrombosis / microbiology*