Descending necrotizing mediastinitis associated with spinal cord abscess.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
; 21(1): 90-2, 2013 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23430432
A 58-year-old man with a history of Ludwig's angina was admitted with a spinal cord abscess at the level of C2-T1 and associated osteomyelitic destruction of vertebral bodies, spinal cord compression, and secondary quadriparesis, followed by descending mediastinitis. A right posterolateral thoracotomy and a cervicotomy drained purulent exudates. A tracheostomy was performed, and the patient was discharged after 84 days.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spinal Cord Diseases
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Staphylococcal Infections
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Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections
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Abscess
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Ludwig's Angina
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Mediastinitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Country of publication:
United kingdom