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Deep Tracking Neck Abscesses, Mediastinitis, and Deep Vein Thrombosis Caused by <i>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</i>. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT This case report describes a novel presentation of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans causing deep neck abscess, mediastinitis, and deep vein thrombosis. Clinicians should be aware that this organism can cause invasive extra‐oral infection.
Sia J, Hughes C.
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Subclinical Hypothyroidism as a Risk for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. [PDF]
Cardiovasc TherBackground The relationship between hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease is well established. However, data on subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) and its impact on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and postoperative complications following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remain limited.
Martins RM +8 more
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Hematogenous dissemination mediastinitis: case report
Infectio, 2021 Background: Acute mediastinitis is the inflammation of the connective tissue and fat surrounding the mediastinal structures. It is a high-mortality entity and its most frequent causes include sternotomy infections from cardiovascular surgery, esophageal ...
Carlos Mauricio Martínez-Montalvo
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Infectious Diseases Associated With Renal Homotransplantation: I. Incidence, Types, and Predisposing Factors [PDF]
, 1964 Infectious diseases occurred in 26 of 30 renal homotransplantation patients and contributed to eight of the 12 deaths in this series. There were 52 infections, 17 occurring before and 35 after transplantation.
Marchioro, TL +3 more
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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1999 A 46-year-old asymptomatic male was detected to have a posterior mediastinal mass on a routine check-up. He underwent thoracotomy to remove the mass, which was found to be a hibernoma. The mediastinum is an extremely rare site for an even rarer tumor like the hibernoma.
Z F, Udwadia, N, Kumar, A S, Bhaduri
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An interesting case of mediastinitis
Clinical Management Issues, 2015 Mediastinitis is an inflammatory process; it can be either acute or chronic and it can advance rapidly. Causes of acute mediastinitis usually arise from perforation of the oesophagus or from contiguous spread of neck infections.
Cristina Pellissetto
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Investigation of mediastinitis due to coagulase-negative staphylococci after cardiothoracic surgery. [PDF]
, 2006 Six cases of coagulase-negative staphylococcal mediastinitis were identified in the latter half of 1999. A new preoperative cleansing solution was suspected by hospital staff to be a factor in the outbreak.
Parsonnet, Julie +3 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018 Background Post cardiac surgery mediastinitis is the major infectious complication, despite the development of surgical techniques and the application of strict preventive measures. The Haemophilus influenzae mediastinitis is very rare. The mediastinitis
Badia Belarj +10 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1985 Summary A young girl with pulmonary zygomycosis involving the mediastinum and presenting as superior vena caval obstruction is reported. Mediastinal involvement due to zygomycosis is a rare occurrence.
R K, Marwaha +3 more
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Post-cardiac surgery fungal mediastinitis: clinical features, pathogens and outcome
Critical Care, 2023 Objectives The occurrence of mediastinitis after cardiac surgery remains a rare and severe complication associated with poor outcomes. Whereas bacterial mediastinitis have been largely described, little is known about their fungal etiologies.
Geoffroy Hariri +13 more
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