Streptococcus anginosus group infection as a predictor for the progression of descending necrotizing mediastinitis
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare but severe life threatening complication of oropharyngeal infections. We report a young lady who had severe pharyngitis complicated by anterior neck infection that descended to the mediastinum causing necrotizing mediastinitis. The course of her illness was complicated with septic shock, acute kidney injury, tracheo-esophageal fistula, and cr...
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is relatively rare inflammatory lesion with high mortality unless an appropriate surgical treatment is undertaken. Recently we successfully treated two surgical cases of DNM. In both cases, the disease started with pharyngeal abscess, and the mediastinal swelling followed. The surgery consisted with neck drainage and the mediastinal drainage through th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Palliative Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2224-5820,2224-5839
DOI: 10.21037/apm-20-2120