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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Clarifying the Diagnostic Criteria for Lemierre Syndrome.

Steven H Yale, Halil Tekiner, Eileen S Yale

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

3 authors.

Steven H YaleDepartment of Medicine University of Central Florida College of Medicine Orlando Florida USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1671-9437
Halil TekinerDepartment of the History of Medicine and Ethics Erciyes University School of Medicine Kayseri Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8705-0232
Eileen S YaleNova Southeastern University Medical School, Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine Fort Lauderdale Florida USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9368-1567

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This letter clarifies the case definition of Lemierre syndrome and emphasizes that this case represents an otogenic infection with internal jugular vein thrombosis. Accurate diagnostic terminology guides antimicrobial selection, defines prognosis, ensures comparability across future case series and systematic reviews, and aids physicians in recognizing this often overlooked "forgotten disease."

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anaerobic bacteriadiagnosisLemierre syndromeodontogenic infectionsseptic pulmonary embolismthrombophlebitis

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