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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinalabscess caused by acute epiglottitis with diabetes mellitus: A life-threatening complication
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Veröffentlicht: | 4. April 2012 |
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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinal abscess of the neck following acute epiglottitis, life-threatening complications, is reported in a 43-year-old man with DM. The bacterial culture showed Peptostreptococcus anaerobius. The patient recovered after surgical debridement and broad-spectrum antibiotics therapy