Lemierre Syndrome: Report of a Case with an Innovative Diagnostic Method and Literature Review
Mengxiao Xie,
Jian Liu,
Jieyuan Zheng
et al.
Abstract:Objective
To understand the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of Lemierre syndrome (LS), a high-risk and low-prevalence infectious disease.
Methods
We present the severe LS case that was diagnosed using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in our hospital, and systematically summarized the diagnosis and treatment strategies of patients that reported LS from 2006 to 2022.
Results
The 24-year-old patient in our hospital suffer… Show more
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