Open AccessDescending necrotizing mediastinitis of oropharyngeal infections.
Author(s) -
Mohsen Sokouti,
Saeed Nezafati
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pubmed
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2008-2118
pISSN - 2008-210X
DOI - 10.5681/joddd.2009.021
Subject(s) - mediastinitis , medicine , odontogenic infection , retropharyngeal abscess , etiology , surgery , abscess , mortality rate , peritonsillar abscess , mediastinum , odontogenic , pathology
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare and life-threatening infection. Management of this condition is very difficult and before 1990s, DNM had a mortality rate of 40% despite the use of antibiotics. One of the etiologies of this condition is rapid downward spread of oropharyngeal infection along the cervical fascia planes into the medi-astinum.
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