Mediastinal abscess with Capnocytophaga spp. in a competent host

Capnocytophaga lung abscess in a patient with metastatic neuroendocrine tumor.

Capnocytophaga species are known commensals of the oral cavity of humans and animals (mainly dogs and cats) and are a rare cause of respiratory tract infections. We report a case of cavitary lung abscess caused by a Capnocytophaga species in a patient with a metastatic neuroendocrine tumor.

Brain abscess associated with multidrug-resistant Capnocytophaga ochracea infection.

Brain abscesses are occasionally associated with a dental source of infection. An unusual case of frontal lobe abscess in a nonimmunocompromised child infected with multidrug-resistant Capnocytophaga ochracea is described and confirms the pathogenic potential of this organism to cause human disease in the central nervous system.

Capnocytophaga canimorsus endocarditis with root abscess in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve

Mediastinal Abscess Resu

SUMMA RY: A case of dental sepsis is presented which resulted in a deep neck infection and enntually caused a mediastinal abscess. The microbiology of such a mixed infection is briefly discussed with emphasis on the synergistic activity of tht! organisms. The anatomy of the fascial spaces is also described to draw attention 10 the possible routes of spread of this potentially life threatening c...

EUS-guided drainage of a mediastinal abscess.

A 61-year-old man with esophageal adenocarcinoma underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy and gastric pull-through. The initial postoperative course was without adverse events, and he was discharged home. However, on day 7 the patient was readmitted with fever, rapid atrial fibrillation, and leukocytosis. Chest CT scan revealed a 6.3 cm 4.6 cm mediastinal abscess adjacent to the gastric pull-...