Descending necrotizing mediastinitis after a trigger point injection

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis after a trigger point injection

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare form of mediastinal infection. Most cases are associated with esophageal rupture. DNM after a trigger point injection in the upper trapezius has not been described previously. We present a case of DNM after a trigger point injection in the upper t...

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Main Authors: Jae Young Choe, Jong Kun Kim, Dong Eun Lee, Kang Suk Seo, Jung Bae Park, Mi Jin Lee, Hyun Wook Ryoo, Jae Yun Ahn, Sungbae Moon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2017-09-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
mediastinitis
injections
intramuscular
tomography, x-ray computed
Online Access:http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-16-197.pdf

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