Descending necrotising mediastinitis

Descending necrotising mediastinitis

Descending necrotising mediastinitis is a rare but serious complication of oropharyngeal infections with high mortality. Diagnosis is frequently delayed, contributing to this high mortality, but awareness of such a complication and early diagnosis using computed tomographic scanning leads to prompt...

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Veröffentlicht in:Postgraduate medical journal 1995-02, Vol.71 (832), p.98-101
Hauptverfasser: Alsoub, H., Chacko, K. C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Male
Mediastinitis - diagnostic imaging
Mediastinitis - etiology
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Peritonsillar Abscess - complications
Peritonsillar Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Pneumology
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Descending necrotising mediastinitis is a rare but serious complication of oropharyngeal infections with high mortality. Diagnosis is frequently delayed, contributing to this high mortality, but awareness of such a complication and early diagnosis using computed tomographic scanning leads to prompt surgical drainage, proper antibiotic therapy, and survival.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.71.832.98