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De ‘vergeten’ ziekte

Keelpijn en een gezwollen hals: syndroom van Lemierre totdat het tegendeel is bewezen

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In elk nummer van Critical Care vindt u een casus die de verschillende fases van een behandeling laat zien. Dit keer volgen we twee jonge mannen bij wie keelpijn en koorts de voorbode zijn voor de vergeten ziekte: het syndroom van Lemierre.

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Onderstaand artikel is een samenvatting. Het oorspronkelijke artikel is gepubliceerd in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde 2006;150:2461–2466.

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Fleskens, A.J.H.M., Scheltinga, M.R.M., van Eerten, P.V. et al. De ‘vergeten’ ziekte. CRCA 6, 6–11 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03088383

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