An interesting case of mediastinitis
Mediastinitis is an inflammatory process; it can be either acute or chronic and it can advance rapidly. Causes of acute mediastinitis usually arise from perforation of the oesophagus or from contiguous spread of neck infections. An important neck or chest pain with fever or the onset of inflammatory...
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| author | Cristina Pellissetto |
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| description | Mediastinitis is an inflammatory process; it can be either acute or chronic and it can advance rapidly. Causes of acute mediastinitis usually arise from perforation of the oesophagus or from contiguous spread of neck infections. An important neck or chest pain with fever or the onset of inflammatory index and the enlargement of the mediastinal x-ray image should lead to suspect mediastinitis. The TC-scan of neck and thorax is the gold standard for mediastinitis diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f06614770414b728c06efb1f149283a2022-12-21T19:02:38ZengSEEdClinical Management Issues1973-48322283-31372015-10-0143S434610.7175/cmi.v4i3S.11531084An interesting case of mediastinitisCristina Pellissetto0Ospedale S. Lorenzo,Carmagnola (TO)Mediastinitis is an inflammatory process; it can be either acute or chronic and it can advance rapidly. Causes of acute mediastinitis usually arise from perforation of the oesophagus or from contiguous spread of neck infections. An important neck or chest pain with fever or the onset of inflammatory index and the enlargement of the mediastinal x-ray image should lead to suspect mediastinitis. The TC-scan of neck and thorax is the gold standard for mediastinitis diagnosis.https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/1153MediastinitisNeck painPleural drainage |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Pellissetto An interesting case of mediastinitis Clinical Management Issues Mediastinitis Neck pain Pleural drainage |
| title | An interesting case of mediastinitis |
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| title_short | An interesting case of mediastinitis |
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| topic | Mediastinitis Neck pain Pleural drainage |
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