Fatal case of descending necrotising mediastinitis

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Jul 13:2017:bcr2017221050. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221050.

Authors

Rie Sato¹, Takashi Watari¹, Yasuharu Tokuda²

Affiliations

¹ Shimane University, Izumo City, Shimane, Japan.
² Department of Medicine, Muribushi Project for Teaching Hospitals, Urasoe City, Okinawa, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: Ear, Nose And Throat/otolaryngology; Emergency Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Mediastinitis / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinitis / etiology*
Mediastinitis / pathology
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Respiratory Sounds / etiology
Retropharyngeal Abscess / complications*
Retropharyngeal Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Shock, Septic / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed