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Case Reports
. 2015 May;53(5):1781-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.03578-14. Epub 2015 Mar 4.

Descending mediastinitis in Epstein-Barr virus infection

J W Geerts  1 , E M van Driel  2 , M J F M Janssen  3
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Case Reports

Descending mediastinitis in Epstein-Barr virus infection

J W Geerts et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 May.

Abstract

Our case report describes a previously healthy 34-year-old male who develops a descending mediastinitis as a complication of an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. The mediastinitis was suspected to have developed by a breakthrough of a peritonsillar abscess through the space between the alar and prevertebral space.

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FIG 1
Chest X-ray showing a minor infiltrate (black arrow) and mediastinal/cervical emphysema (white arrows).
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Two images from CT scan of neck and thorax showing mediastinal/cervical emphysema (hollow white arrows).
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