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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinal abscess caused by acute epiglottitis with diabetes mellitus: A life-threatening complication
本文刚刚发表在国际著名杂志 Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2011年，SCI 2.23，转载摘要Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinal abscess caused by acute epiglottitis with diabetes mellitus: A life-threatening complicationRongming GE 1, Yong MAO 1, Xiaolin ZHANG 1, Shaoqiang ZHENG 2Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery1 and Radiology 2, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University Medical School, Shanghai 200065, China Running title: Complications of acute epiglottitis with DMCorresponding author: Rongming GE, MD, ProfessorAddress: 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai 200065, ChinaAbstractCervical 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.Keywords: Acute epiglottitis; Diabetes mellitus; Cervical necrotizing fasciitis; Peptostreptococcus anaerobius; Debridement
