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Dajer-Fadel WL, Borrego-Borrego R, Flores-Calderón O, Argüero-Sánchez R, Navarro-Reynoso FP, Ibarra-Pérez C. Descending necrotizing mediastinitis associated with spinal cord abscess. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2013; 21:90-2. [DOI: 10.1177/0218492312449823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | - Rubén Argüero-Sánchez
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Mexico, México City, Mexico
| | | | - Carlos Ibarra-Pérez
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Mexico, México City, Mexico
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