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Review
. 1995 Feb;71(832):98-101.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.832.98.

Descending necrotising mediastinitis

H Alsoub  1 , K C Chacko
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Review

Descending necrotising mediastinitis

H Alsoub et al. Postgrad Med J. 1995 Feb.

Abstract

Descending necrotising mediastinitis is a rare but serious complication of oropharyngeal infections with high mortality. Diagnosis is frequently delayed, contributing to this high mortality, but awareness of such a complication and early diagnosis using computed tomographic scanning leads to prompt surgical drainage, proper antibiotic therapy, and survival.

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