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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...
Autores principales: | Lira, Joana, Santos, Joana, Capela, Mariana, Rodrigues, Joana, Cunha, Otília, Carvalho, Isabel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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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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