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What is lemierre's syndrome? my neck ct scan shows this says clinical concern for lemierre's syndrome.

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Dr. Bruce J. Stringer answered

Specializes in Radiology

Lemierre's syndrome: Lemierre's syndrome refers to infected clot in your veins. It affects young, healthy adults and develops most often after a sore throat caused by some bacteria of the streptococcus genus has created a peritonsillar abscess. The bacteria penetrate into the neighboring jugular vein in the neck and there they cause an infected clot which can break off and cause an infected pulmonary embolus.

Answered 3/13/2014

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