Extensive Bilateral Lemierre Syndrome due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a Patient with Lung Adenocarcinoma |
Choi, Bo Mi
(Department of Internal Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Son, Seong Wan (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Park, Chan Kwon (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Lee, Sang-Hoon (Department of Radiology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Yoon, Hyung Kyu (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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