Lemierre’s Syndrome: The Result of an Incorrect Penicillin Allergy

Christopher D; Alyson P; Katherine H

doi:10.15761/IMC.1000106

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Lemierre’s Syndrome: The Result of an Incorrect Penicillin Allergy

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Lemierre’s Syndrome: The Result of an Incorrect Penicillin Allergy

Christopher D, Alyson P and Katherine H

Internal Medicine and Care, Vol.1(1)

2017

DOI: 10.15761/IMC.1000106

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We present a case of a previously healthy 21 year old male who presents with Lemierre’s syndrome after getting inadequate treatment of a throat infection because of a penicillin allergy label. Lemierre's syndrome is a rare complication following an acute oropharyngeal infection due to the common use of penicillin in modern medicine. Unfortunately, many patients are labeled with a penicillin allergy at a young age and are therefore more susceptible to complications of not receiving the most effective treatment for, what should be, a routine illness.

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Title: Subtitle: Lemierre’s Syndrome: The Result of an Incorrect Penicillin Allergy
Creators: Christopher D
Alyson P
Katherine H
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Internal Medicine and Care, Vol.1(1)
DOI: 10.15761/IMC.1000106
ISSN: 2515-1061
eISSN: 2515-1061
Language: English
Date published: 2017
Academic Unit: General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984094750202771

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