Descending necrotizing mediastinitis of oropharyngeal infections
Background and aims. Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare and life-threatening infection. Management of this condition is very difficult and before 1990s, DNM had a mortality rate of 40% despite the use of antibiotics. One of the etiologies of this condition is rapid downward spread...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects |
| Online Access: | http://dentistry.tbzmed.ac.ir/joddd/index.php/joddd/article/view/93 |