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Cervical necrotising fasciitis and descending mediastinitis secondary to unilateral tonsillitis: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Cervical necrotizing fasciitis is an aggressive infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present a case of cervical necrotizing fasciitis and descending mediastinitis in a healthy young man, caused by unilateral tonsillitis with a successful outcome without aggressive debridemen...
Autores principales: | Islam, Asad, Oko, Michael |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2613410/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19055812 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-368 |
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