Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment Approach
In children, spontaneous mediastinitis is a rare, severe and commonly misdiagnosed disease. Although standard of care treatment frequently involves surgery, we report a case of mediastinitis in a five-year-old child, successfully treated with 4 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Ultrasound imaging wa...
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| author | Joana Lira Joana Santos Mariana Capela Joana Rodrigues Otília Cunha Isabel Carvalho |
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| description | In children, spontaneous mediastinitis is a rare, severe and commonly misdiagnosed disease. Although standard of care treatment frequently involves surgery, we report a case of mediastinitis in a five-year-old child, successfully treated with 4 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Ultrasound imaging was used to monitor patient response to conservative treatment while reducing radiation exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d2b2728112e4ca19371a01355ddb23e2023-11-22T12:32:17ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72832021-08-0111350550810.3390/clinpract11030066Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment ApproachJoana Lira0Joana Santos1Mariana Capela2Joana Rodrigues3Otília Cunha4Isabel Carvalho5Pediatrics and Neonatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, 4434 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalPediatrics and Neonatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, 4434 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalPediatrics and Neonatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, 4434 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalPediatrics and Neonatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, 4434 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalPediatrics and Neonatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, 4434 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalPediatrics and Neonatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, 4434 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalIn children, spontaneous mediastinitis is a rare, severe and commonly misdiagnosed disease. Although standard of care treatment frequently involves surgery, we report a case of mediastinitis in a five-year-old child, successfully treated with 4 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Ultrasound imaging was used to monitor patient response to conservative treatment while reducing radiation exposure.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/11/3/66group a streptococcusdeep cervical infectionultrasound monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Joana Lira Joana Santos Mariana Capela Joana Rodrigues Otília Cunha Isabel Carvalho Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment Approach Clinics and Practice group a streptococcus deep cervical infection ultrasound monitoring |
| title | Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment Approach |
| title_full | Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment Approach |
| title_fullStr | Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment Approach |
| title_short | Descending Mediastinitis in a Child: Diagnostic Challenges and a Different Treatment Approach |
| title_sort | descending mediastinitis in a child diagnostic challenges and a different treatment approach |
| topic | group a streptococcus deep cervical infection ultrasound monitoring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/11/3/66 |
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