Case Report: An Unusual Case of Lemierre's Syndrome Presenting as Influenza B-Induced Myositis Complicated by Streptococcus intermedius Infection.

Sophia Perez, Yulia Shtanko, Lorena Del Pilar Bonilla, William Portnoy

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Atypical Lemierre's syndrome in a tuberculosis survivor: facial abscess and brachiocephalic thrombosis mimicking disseminated infection: a case report.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025
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4 authors.

Sophia PerezMedical School, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, USA.

Yulia ShtankoMedical School, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, USA.

Lorena Del Pilar BonillaTranslational Medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, USA.

William PortnoyOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lemierre's syndrome (LS) is a rare and severe complication primarily associated with the bacteria

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influenza virus type blemierre's and lemierre's like syndromeotolaryngology-head and neck surgeryseptic thrombophlebitisstreptococcus intermedius bacteremia

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PMID39144839

DOI10.7759/cureus.64437

PMCPMC11322717

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