Descending suppurative mediastinitis: Nonsurgical approach to this unusual complication of retropharyngeal abscesses in childhood

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 341-343

  Sztajnbok, Jaques ^a,b   Grassi, Marcília S ^a   Katayama, Daniel M ^a   Troster, Eduardo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed tomography scan; Descending suppurative mediastinitis; Mediastinitis; Necrotizing mediastinitis; Radiograph; Retropharyngeal abscess; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDIASTINITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0032695060     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199910000-00012     Document Type: Article

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