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Lemierre's syndrome (DOID:11337)
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Synonyms: acute sore throat; human necrobacillosis; Lemierre syndrome; postanginal sepsis
Alt IDs: ICD9CM:040.3, MESH:D005674, UMLS_CUI:C0027537
Definition: A commensal bacterial infectious disease that is characterized by systemic sepsis, ulcerative or necrotic lesions and multisystem abscesses caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. The disease often first presents as a severe tonsillitis or pharyngitis with high-grade fever and chills together with leukocytosis, cervical pain and neck swelling.

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