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Syndrome de Lemierre

Lemierre’s disease

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Annales françaises de médecine d'urgence

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  1. Praticien hospitalier contractuel, hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, F-75015, Paris, France

    A. Aprahamian & C. Desmoulins

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Aprahamian, A., Desmoulins, C. Syndrome de Lemierre. Ann. Fr. Med. Urgence 7, 35–37 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13341-016-0700-6

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