Lemierre’s syndrome: current perspectives on diagnosis and management

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Figure 1 Lemierre’s syndrome review: study inclusion and exclusion flow diagram.

Notes: Figure created using PRISMA 2009 flow diagram software from Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. PLoS Med 6(7):e1000097 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097. For more information, visit www.prisma-statement.org.⁹⁴

Table 1 Common clinical characteristics of Lemierre’s syndrome

Symptom	Percentage
Septic emboli	100
Thrombosis of the internal jugular vein	84
Sepsis	50
A sore throat	24
Swelling of the neck	5
CNS affection	3.6

Abbreviation: CNS, central nervous system.

Figure 2 Distribution of bacterial agent.

Abbreviation: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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