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- Title
Desendan Nekrotizan Mediastinit: İki Olgu Sunumu.
- Authors
Meteroğlu, Fatih; Oruç, Menduh; Şahin, Atalay; Gül, Burak; Kavak, Gönül Ölmez
- Abstract
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare but fatal progressive condition. DNM is infectious disease occurring in the tissues and structures of the mediastinum that spreads from the oral cavity and the neck. Unless it is diagnosed in a timely manner and properly treated, the outcome is fatal. Delay in treatment allows the infection to spread down to the mediastinum. Early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotherapy, and surgical intervention are necessary for a cure. Presently described are 2 cases: a 37-year-old man presenting with a fetid fluid discharge in his mouth ongoing for 5 days, and a 57-year-old man complaining of not being able to swallow after eating bony meat 7 days earlier. Both cases underwent surgery after the necessary laboratory and radiological procedures were performed in the emergency department. Though there was a delay in admission, both patients were discharged after an uneventful surgical intervention.
- Publication
Respiratory Case Reports, 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
2147-2475
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5505/respircase.2018.46503