TY - JOUR
T1 - Descending necrotizing mediastinitis following acute epiglottitis
T2 - A case report
AU - Tateya, Ichiro
AU - Fujiki, Nobuya
AU - Kurata, Kyosuke
AU - Hasegawa, Seiki
AU - Kojima, Hisayoshi
PY - 2003/3
Y1 - 2003/3
N2 - Descending necrotizing mediastinitis occurs secondary to deep neck infection, and the primary focus of infection is mostly located in the tonsil, pharynx and carious tooth. DNM following acute epiglottitis is quite rare, with only one case reported. We treated an 84-year old female with an acute epiglottitis followed by DNM. She was successfully treated by drainages with cervical surgery combined with thoracotomy and cervical surgery.
AB - Descending necrotizing mediastinitis occurs secondary to deep neck infection, and the primary focus of infection is mostly located in the tonsil, pharynx and carious tooth. DNM following acute epiglottitis is quite rare, with only one case reported. We treated an 84-year old female with an acute epiglottitis followed by DNM. She was successfully treated by drainages with cervical surgery combined with thoracotomy and cervical surgery.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00405-002-0528-0
DO - 10.1007/s00405-002-0528-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 12687383
AN - SCOPUS:0037359908
SN - 0937-4477
VL - 260
SP - 128
EP - 130
JO - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
JF - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
IS - 3
ER -