Lemierre’s syndrome associated-diabetic ketoacidosis in an elderly female: a case report
The case highlights the need for greater awareness and understanding of the interrelated and mutually promoting conditions of DKA and Lemierre's syndrome among clinicians. Early recognition and treatment are crucial to prevent mortality in such complex cases.
Authors
- Shusheng Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4438-2704)
- Erchao Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-836X)
- Kui Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2272-9949)
- Rumeng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2506-2537)
- Yu Cha
- Xiaoyuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4205-4862)
- Shuang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6344-8377)
- Chunyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5650-5399)
- Yueguo Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1463-0786)
- Xiancong Wang
- Yu Huang
- Lei Shen
- Yuanzhi Bie
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Third People's Hospital of Hefei (CN)
- The Fifth People’s Hospital of Suzhou (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10033-8
- Primary Topic
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00