Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment Approach

In children, spontaneous mediastinitis is a rare, severe and commonly misdiagnosed disease. Although standard of care treatment frequently involves surgery, we report a case of mediastinitis in a five-year-old child, successfully treated with 4 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Ultrasound imaging wa...

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Autores principales: Lira, Joana, Santos, Joana, Capela, Mariana, Rodrigues, Joana, Cunha, Otília, Carvalho, Isabel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8395469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34449574
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11030066

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8395469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34449574
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11030066

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