Descending necrotizing mediastinitis and thoracic cellulitis due to varicella

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis and thoracic cellulitis due to varicella

A 22-year-old man with varicella had associated cervical enlargement, right upper thoracic anterior and suprascapular cellulitis, and mediastinitis. A tracheostomy, right posterolateral thoracotomy, cervicotomy, and upper thoracic fasciotomy were performed 14 h after admission, draining purulent exu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2012-02, Vol.20 (1), p.83-85
Hauptverfasser: Dajer-Fadel, Walid L, Borrego-Borrego, Rafael, Flores-Calderon, Octavio, Ibarra-Perez, Carlos
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cellulitis - etiology
Cellulitis - surgery
Chickenpox - complications
Drainage
Humans
Male
Mediastinitis - diagnostic imaging
Mediastinitis - etiology
Mediastinitis - surgery
Radiography
Thoracotomy
Tracheostomy
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:A 22-year-old man with varicella had associated cervical enlargement, right upper thoracic anterior and suprascapular cellulitis, and mediastinitis. A tracheostomy, right posterolateral thoracotomy, cervicotomy, and upper thoracic fasciotomy were performed 14 h after admission, draining purulent exudates from all sites. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 22.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/0218492311429615