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Review Case Reports
Fatal Streptococcus viridans descending mediastinitis: case report and review of the literature.
- G Berlot, A Tomasini, V Cioffi, C Illicher, and A Semeraro.
- Department of Anaesthesia, Trieste School of Medicine, Italy.
- Eur J Emerg Med. 1997 Jun 1; 4 (2): 111-4.
AbstractMediastinitis is a life-threatening complication of cardiac, neck and oesophageal surgery. It has also been reported following upper digestive and respiratory procedures and as a consequence of oesophageal perforation following the ingestion of foreign bodies. Much more infrequently, mediastinitis can occur in association with oropharyngeal or cervical infections. We describe the case of a patient with fatal mediastinitis and septic shock. The onset of mediastinitis was preceded by a 2-day course of sore throat and other flu-like symptoms.
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