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actinobacillosis 
actinomycosis +   
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 21  
Branchial Cleft Anomalies  
chlamydia +   
Deglutition Disorders +   
femoral vein thrombophlebitis 
gas gangrene  
iliac vein thrombophlebitis 
inclusion conjunctivitis 
Lemierre's syndrome 
A commensal bacterial infectious disease that is characterized by systemic sepsis, ulcerative or necrotic lesions and multisystem abscesses caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. The disease often first presents as a severe tonsillitis or pharyngitis with high-grade fever and chills together with leukocytosis, cervical pain and neck swelling. (DO)
nasopharyngeal disease +   
necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis 
pertussis +  
Pharyngeal Neoplasms +   
pharyngitis +   
Ritter's disease +  
thrombophlebitis migrans 
toxic shock syndrome  
trachoma +   
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Lemierre disease ;   Lemierre syndrome ;   Lemierre's disease ;   Lemierres disease ;   Lemierres syndrome ;   human necrobacillosis ;   postanginal sepses ;   postanginal sepsis
Related Synonyms: acute sore throat
Primary IDs: MESH:D057831
Xrefs: GARD:6882 ;   ICD9CM:040.3
Definition Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusobacterium_necrophorum "DO" "DO", https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/necrobacillosis "DO" "DO"

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