Mesh term Lemierre Syndrome
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Pharyngeal Diseases
Thrombophlebitis
Description
A superinfection of the damaged oropharyngeal mucosa by FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM leading to the secondary septic THROMBOPHLEBITIS of the internal jugular vein.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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