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British dental journal · May 2005
Case ReportsMediastinitis from odontogenic infection. A case report.
- H Pappa and D C Jones.
- Craniofacial Fellow, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP. pappaelena@hotmail.com
- Br Dent J. 2005 May 14; 198 (9): 547-8.
AbstractWe report a case of mediastinitis complicating a dental infection in a 40-year-old male. Despite drainage of the localised neck abscess and the administration of systemic antibiotics, his submandibular abscess extended to involve the pericardial and pleural cavities. Drainage procedures and thoracotomies were required to treat the empyema and purulent pericarditis. Computed tomography was used to follow the progression of disease and assess the efficacy of treatment.
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