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Case Report

Odontogenic Lemierre’s syndrome with septic superior ophthalmic vein and cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis complicated by blindness and ophthalmoplegia

Donald Trana Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shivesh Varmaa Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7247-5011View further author information
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Thomas G. Hardya Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia;b Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0113-3246View further author information
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Pages 299-305 | Received 02 May 2021, Accepted 03 Oct 2021, Published online: 16 Nov 2021

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