https://www.cureus.com/articles/109464-lemierres-syndrome-as-a-sexually-transmitted-disease-due-to-porphyromonas-asaccharolytica-suspected-to-be-caused-by-pharyngitis-due-to-mycoplasma-pneumoniae-and-epstein-barr-virus
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Lemierre's Syndrome as a Sexually Transmitted Disease Due to Porphyromonas asaccharolytica Suspected to Be Caused by Pharyngitis Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Epstein-Barr Virus - Cureus
8/21/22 at 5:24am
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Infectious Diseases Health Reproductive Health Sexually Transmitted Disease Due Lemierre's Syndrome asaccharolytica thrombophlebitis Porphyromonas Pharyngitis Due Lemierre Porphyromonas asaccharolytica Epstein-Barr Virus Cureus contact
Porphyromonas asaccharolytica rarely causes Lemierre's syndrome (LS), which is characterised by sepsis and thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. An 18-year-old man presented with fever and a sore throat after sexual contact containing oral sex, an…
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