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Supraglottitis complicated by mediastinitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

U. F. Coales  and
N. Solomons
U. F. Coales
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, U.K.
N. Solomons
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, U.K.
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Abstract

A rare case of supraglottitis complicated by mediastinitis is presented. Despite aggressive treatment with broadspectrum intravenous antibiotics, the patient persisted to have generalized supraglottitis. Subsequent computed tomography (CT) scanning revealed that she had developed a frank fluid collection starting at the suprasternal notch, extending retrosternally into the superior mediastinum. She recovered with conservative management and did not require aggressive mediastinal drainage as advocated by the literature.

Keywords

Laryngeal DiseasesInfectionMediastinitis
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 4 , April 2001 , pp. 321 - 323
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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