A Case of Mediastinal Abscess Requiring Surgical Management / 日本農村医学会雑誌
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
;
: 74-78, 2020.
Article
in Japanese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-826033
ABSTRACT
We report on an apparently healthy woman in her 50s who noticed pain in the left side of her neck anteriorly and was prescribed an antimicrobial agent at a nearby clinic. However, she developed hypotension and hypoxemia and was brought to our hospital. Laboratory investigations revealed evidence of inflammation, and imaging findings showed low-density areas corresponding to the left lobe of the thyroid gland. The low-density areas extended to the superior mediastinum, raising suspicion of a thyroid gland mediastinal abscess. We performed inferior mediastinal drainage with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and resection of the left lobe of the thyroid gland. Culture of mediastinal aspirate yielded Streptococcus viridans. Based on these findings, the final diagnosis was descent-related mediastinitis secondary to acute suppurative thyroiditis.
Search on Google
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Japanese
Journal:
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS