Lemierre Syndrome and Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis Following Dental Extraction

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1720-1725

  Malis, Didier D ^a   Busaidy, Kamal F ^b   Marchena, Jose M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TACHYPNEA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADULT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NECROSIS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SYNDROME; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 47249091733     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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