A Case of Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis Penetrating to the Esophagus
10.2185/jrm.5.190
- Author:
Yuichiro Inaba
;
Hisashi Tokano
;
Atsushi Ohtsu
;
Ken Kitamura
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
tonsillitis;
cervical cellulitis;
cervical abscess;
descending necrotizing mediastinitis;
esophageal abscess;
gastric ulcer;
conservative treatment
- From:Journal of Rural Medicine
2010;5(2):190-193
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Here, we present the case of a 78-year-old man with a deep neck infection that caused descending necrotizing mediastinitis that extended from the pharynx to the stomach and was accompanied by two large esophageal fistulas and multiple gastric ulcers. We believe that the series of lesions were the signs of a hidden carcinoma.
