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A 25-year-old male with oligoarthritis as the first sign of Lemierre’s syndrome

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    E. J. Peters, A. W. van Helden & B. Postma

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Peters, E.J., van Helden, A.W. & Postma, B. A 25-year-old male with oligoarthritis as the first sign of Lemierre’s syndrome. Infection 39, 87–89 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-010-0071-7

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