That is the title of the article that I have worked on for the past 3 weeks.  The writing process involves thinking for a long time, writing a first draft, and then revise, revise, revise.

Clearly my recent Grand Rounds presentation was the impetus for writing and submitting this article (I do plan to submit it tomorrow).

This is not the first article that blogging has stimulated.  As I tell the story at Grand Rounds, my interest in Lemierre’s comes directly from a 2002 rant.  Each time that I would write about Lemierre’s I would learn more and thus realize that no one else in the US is currently writing about this syndrome.

I hope that I can get this published at my first choice journal, but if not, I will keep submitting until I find the proper journal.

In advance, I thank the readers who have kindled my interest.  I especially thank the families of Lemierre’s syndrome victims.  I think about them whenever I discuss this disease.