TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Lemierre Syndrome A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Engelhardt, Thomas PY - 2019 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e AB - It is an extremely rare medical condition characterized by an anaerobic sepsis following a recent oropharyngeal infection and associated with septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and metastatic abscesses. It may also be associated with septic pulmonary emboli that can result in fatal systemic sepsis. This is a life-threatening disease as it is associated with a mortality rate of over 90%. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164076572 ER -