Sunday, March 31, 2019

Lemierre's syndrome

postanginal sepsis. This is a rare complication of pharyngeal infection with FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM.  a gram negative rod occurring in immunocompromised kids or adults.  It may involve meningitis, cerebral venous thrombosis, stroke, subdural emyema, ICA stenosis.  Patients given antibiotics and surgery usually survive.

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