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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 82-84 |
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis of odontogenic origin - Management by minimal invasive approach
Nikhil Arora, Ashiya Goel, Pratik Kumar, Aarushi Wadhawan
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pratik Kumar
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak - 124 001, Haryana
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/sjoh.sjoh_7_22
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is an uncommon, rapidly progressive pathology originating from odontogenic or cervical infections. It usually has a fulminant course, frequently leading to sepsis and mortality. A rare case of cervical necrotizing fasciitis and descending mediastinitis in a healthy young man, after an odontogenic infection with a successful outcome without aggressive surgical debridement, has been presented.
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