Editing Lemierre's syndrome (section)

==Epidemiology==
Lemierre's syndrome is currently rare, but was more common in the early 20th century before the discovery of [[penicillin]].  The reduced use of antibiotics for sore throats may have increased the risk of this disease, with 19 cases in 1997 and 34 cases in 1999 reported in the [[United Kingdom|UK]].<ref name="cmo_update29">{{cite web | work = UK Chief Medical Officer Update 29 | publisher = Department of Health, UK | title = Lemierre's Disease | url = http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/LettersAndCirculars/CMOUpdate/CMOUpdateArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4003620&chk=8Ifdm1 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070311031304/http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/LettersAndCirculars/CMOUpdate/CMOUpdateArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4003620&chk=8Ifdm1 | archive-date = 11 March 2007 | date = February 2001 }}</ref> The estimated incidence rate is 0.8 to 3.6 cases per million in the general population, but is higher in healthy young adults. The number of cases reported is increasing; however, because of its rarity, physicians may be unaware of its existence, possibly leading to underdiagnosis.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Valerio L, Corsi G, Sebastian T, Barco S | title = Lemierre syndrome: Current evidence and rationale of the Bacteria-Associated Thrombosis, Thrombophlebitis and LEmierre syndrome (BATTLE) registry | journal = Thrombosis Research | volume = 196 | pages = 494–499 | date = December 2020 | pmid = 33091703 | doi = 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.10.002 | doi-access = free }}</ref>