Lemierre's syndrome

Human disease: infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein
MedicalCondition infectious_disease Q72000
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Lemierre's syndrome

Summary

Lemierre's syndrome is an infectious disease[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lemierre's syndrome is credited with the discovery of André Lemierre[3].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's instance of is recorded as infectious disease[4].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[5].
  • André Lemierre is named after Lemierre's syndrome[6].
  • Lemierre's syndrome is a type of commensal bacterial infectious disease[7].
  • Lemierre's syndrome is a type of Vincent's angina[8].
  • Lemierre's syndrome is a type of Fusobacterium infections[9].
  • Lemierre's syndrome is a type of zoonosis[10].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1936[11].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as abscess[12].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as leukocytosis[13].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as chills[14].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as rash[15].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as fever[16].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as sepsis[17].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's has cause is recorded as Fusobacterium necrophorum[18].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's medical examination is recorded as physical examination[19].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's medical examination is recorded as complete blood count[20].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's medical examination is recorded as microbiological culture[21].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's disease transmission process is recorded as contact transmission[22].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's has natural reservoir is recorded as cattle[23].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's has natural reservoir is recorded as pig[24].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's has natural reservoir is recorded as Q4289565[25].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 040.3[26].
  • Lemierre's syndrome's health specialty is recorded as infectious diseases[27].

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Works and Contributions

Lemierre's syndrome is credited with the discovery of André Lemierre[3].

Why It Matters

Lemierre's syndrome has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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  5. [7] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of commensal bacterial infectious disease, Vincent's angina, Fusobacterium infections +1
    Named after
    Medical examination physical examination, complete blood count, microbiological culture
    Health specialty infectious diseases, veterinary medicine
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39742|batch #39742]]: subclass of disease, not instance"
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