Acute descending necrotizing mediastinitis as a complication of the retropharyngeal abscess caused by anaerobes

Acute descending necrotizing mediastinitis as a complication of the retropharyngeal abscess caused by anaerobes

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare, life-threatening form of mediastinitis caused by odontogenic, pharyngeal, or cervical infections. The retropharyngeal space is the most common primary site of infection. Given the fulminant course and high mortality rate, early diagnosis and pro...

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Main Authors: Ilijaz Pilav, Orhan Čustović, Arijana Horman-Leventa, Alma Alihodžić-Pašalić, Safet Mušanović, Alen Pilav, Kemal Grbić, Kenan Kadić, Meho Dapčević, Ademir Hadžismailović, Amela Katica-Mulalić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Sarajevo 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Health Sciences
Subjects:
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
mediastinum
retropharyngeal abscess
posterolateral thoracotomy
Online Access:https://www.jhsci.ba/ojs/index.php/jhsci/article/view/1041

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