Septic shock from descending necrotizing mediastinitis – combined treatment with IgM-enriched immunoglobulin preparation and direct polymyxin B hemoperfusion: a case report

Septic shock from descending necrotizing mediastinitis – combined treatment with IgM-enriched immunoglobulin preparation and direct polymyxin B hemoperfusion: a case report

Abstract Background Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a common and progressive polymicrobial infection involving the neck and chest with a high death rate (10 to 40%). From a microbiological point of view, descending necrotizing mediastinitis is sustained by Gram-positive bacteria (43–62%), an...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Pota, Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Pasquale Sansone, Maria Caterina Pace, Filomena Peluso, Alfonso Fiorelli, Caterina Aurilio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Septic shock
IgM-enriched immunoglobulin preparation
Polymyxin B hemoperfusion
Mediastinitis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1611-5

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