Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Oct 2002
Case Reports[Diagnostic image (111). A dyspnoeic man with fever and a sore throat. Lemierre's syndrome].
An 18-year-old man was admitted because of high fever, a sore throat and dyspnoea. Additional investigations revealed tonsillitis, lung abscesses and thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Lemierre's syndrome was diagnosed.