Case Report

Mediastinitis Complicating Cellulitis of the Head and Neck

Authors: JOHN R. PERFECT MD

Abstract

SUMMARY A patient with mediastinitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes and/or Staphylococcus aureus responded to antibiotic therapy without surgical intervention, although fever was prolonged and recovery slow. The medical and surgical management of mediastinitis is discussed.

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