A 4-year-old boy with Lemierre's syndrome caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

A 4-year-old boy with Lemierre's syndrome caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

A pre-school aged boy presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department with a high grade fever and neck pain and stiffness. Blood culture was positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Doppler ultrasound of the neck revealed partial thrombosis of the left internal jugular vei...

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Main Authors: Tahir Hameed, Manal Bawazeer, Nora Alfattoh, Sami Alanazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Lemierre's syndrome
Septic thrombophlebitis
Fusobacterium
Staphylococcus aureus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120304792

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