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ArticleClinical case reports2023

Lemierre syndrome causing empyema and pulmonary embolism: A reemerging disease from a bygone era?

Shalvin Singh Jassal, Christopher Steen, Enoch Wong

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shalvin Singh JassalGeneral Surgery Unit Box Hill Hospital (Eastern Health) Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Christopher SteenGeneral Surgery Unit Box Hill Hospital (Eastern Health) Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5057-6436
Enoch WongGeneral Surgery Unit Box Hill Hospital (Eastern Health) Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2983-4768
Box Hill Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long considered a "forgotten disease" of a bygone era, the apparent reemergence of Lemierre syndrome highlights the need for awareness of this rare condition to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment. Lemierre syndrome should be suspected in young adults presenting with a chest or neck infection and requires prolonged antibiotic therapy, surgical drainage of collections, and often anticoagulation.

Indexed as

bacterial infectionsfusobacterium infectionsFusobacterium necrophorumLemierre syndromenasopharyngeal diseasespost‐anginal sepsis

Identifiers

PMID38033700
PMCPMC10682232
OpenAlexW4389096625

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