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. 1995;9(3):161-2.
doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(05)80067-3.

Descending necrotising mediastinitis: a case report and review of the literature

K E al-Ebrahim  1
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Descending necrotising mediastinitis: a case report and review of the literature

K E al-Ebrahim. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1995.

Abstract

We report a case of descending necrotising mediastinitis complicating an oropharyngeal infection in a 25-year-old male. The clinical presentation, the diagnosis and the management of this rare disease and its complications are discussed in this case report with a brief review of the literature.

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