Descending mediastinitis secondary to deep neck abscess in a healthy patient: Case report
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Published Online: Jul 31, 2021
Page range: 130 - 133
Received: Mar 12, 2021
Accepted: Apr 13, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2021-0022
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Necrotizing descending mediastinitis is an emergency which can be fatal in most cases. 80% to 85% of patients who develop descending necrotizing mediastinitis are young, previously healthy persons. We present the case of a healthy patient who, after a neck abscess, developed descending necrotizing mediastinitis complicated by atypical interstitial pneumonia.