International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 289-296 , December 2006

Acute pediatric potentially thrombogenic craniocervical infections: A consecutive series of Lemierre and Lemierre-like syndrome cases

  • Amged El-Hawrani

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Division of Pediatric Surgery), The Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, The Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Michelle Noga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Rejean Gareau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Joan Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Patricia Massicotte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Hematology, The Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Hamdy El-Hakim

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Division of Pediatric Surgery), The Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, The Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2C3.57 Walter MacKenzie Centre, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, T6G 2B7 Alberta, Canada. Tel.: +1 780 407 8629; fax: +1 780 407 2004.

Received 24 September 2005 ,Revised 26 August 2006 ,Accepted 1 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2006.09.001

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 289-296 , December 2006

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