| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:11337 |
| Name | Lemierre's syndrome |
| 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusobacterium_necrophorum, http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=necrobacillosis |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:52542005 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim gram-negative_bacterial_infectious_disease |
| Synonyms |
acute sore throat [RELATED] human necrobacillosis [EXACT] Lemierre syndrome [EXACT] postanginal sepsis [EXACT] |
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