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  • Title: Lemierre's disease: postanginal bacteremia and pulmonary involvement caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum.
    Author: Moreno S, García Altozano J, Pinilla B, López JC, de Quirós B, Ortega A, Bouza E.
    Journal: Rev Infect Dis; 1989; 11(2):319-24. PubMed ID: 2649965.
    Abstract:
    The combination of acute pharyngotonsillitis, neck pain, fever, and pulmonary septic emboli caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in a healthy young person is extremely rare. The entity was described by Lemierre in 1936 as a typical syndrome easy to recognize and diagnose exclusively on clinical grounds. A case of Lemierre's disease is reported, and 10 other cases found in the medical literature are reviewed.
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