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Shouldn't it be Lemierre syndrome, since the eponym is named for the person who described it, and not for the person who had it?

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FYI: The Washington Post has a Medical Mysteries article on Nov. 3, 2009 that discusses a case of Lemierre's syndrome.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/02/AR2009110202432.html
"Annoying bug turned out to be much more
College freshman caught 'forgotten disease' that once killed most victims
By Sandra G. Boodman Special to The Washington Post Tuesday, November 3, 2009"
[Sorry if I am not following conventions here... I don't know them and don't know wiki markup.] Stardo99 (talk) 03:45, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]