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Rev Pneumol Clin
; 58(6 Pt 1): 355-8, 2002 Dec.
Artigo
em Francês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12545135
RESUMO
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a severe disease which occurs after a mild otorhinolaryngologic or dental infection. The diagnosis must be established rapidly with the help of clinical and computed tomography of the neck and chest data. Treatment is based on antibiotics, surgery and hyperbaric oxygen. The outcome is poor with high mortality. We report a case of septicemia complicating descending necrotizing mediastinitis after dental infection.