Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis Treated with Tooth Extractions following Mediastinal and Cervical Drainage

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare condition in which oropharyngeal infection spreads to the mediastinum via the cervical fascia. Delayed diagnosis and surgery result in a high mortality rate among patients with DNM. We present a case of DNM resulting from odontogenic infection tre...

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Autores principales: Fukuchi, Minoru, Suzuki, Okihide, Nasu, Daisuke, Koizumi, Kazue, Muta, Yu, Imaizumi, Hideko, Ishiguro, Toru, Kumagai, Youichi, Ishibashi, Keiichiro, Mochiki, Erito, Ishida, Hideyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Published online: October 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26600767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000441386

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