Journals / Türk Toraks Dergisi / 2010 / Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 1

A case of acute mediastinitis presenting with generalized edema

Yaygın ödemle gelen akut mediastinitli bir olgu

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His chest radiography revealed an acute mediastinal widening and computed tomographic scan showed a mediastinal abscess with pericardial and pleural effusion.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Acute mediastinitis is a serious infection which occurs around the mediastinal tissues.
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Key Findings & Data:We report a 3-year-old boy admitted with generalized edema, fever and cough.
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Conclusion & Impact:His chest radiography revealed an acute mediastinal widening and computed tomographic scan showed a mediastinal abscess with pericardial and pleural effusion.
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Abstract

Acute mediastinitis is a serious infection which occurs around the mediastinal tissues. It is a rare clinical condition. The most common causes are esophageal perforation and postoperative infection, particularly following median sternotomy. Early diagnosis is effective on mortality but because of atypical initial findings the diagnosis can be delayed. We report a 3-year-old boy admitted with generalized edema, fever and cough. His chest radiography revealed an acute mediastinal widening and computed tomographic scan showed a mediastinal abscess with pericardial and pleural effusion.

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Akut mediastinit mediastendeki organların etrafında gelişen ciddi bir enfeksiyondur.Nadir görülen bir klinik tablodur.En yaygın nedenleri özofagus perforasyonu ve sternotomi ile yapılan cerrahi girişimlerin arkasından gelişen postoperatif enfeksiyonlardır.Erken tanı mortalite üzerine etkilidir, ancak hastaların atipik bulgularla gelebilmesi nedeniyle tanıda gecikmeler olabilmektedir. 3 yaşındaki erkek hasta yaygın ödem, ateş ve öksürük nedeniyle getirildi. Akciğer grafisinde mediastinal genişleme, toraks tomografisinde mediastinal abse, perikardial ve plevral efüzyonu saptadı.

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ASİLSOY, S., AĞIN, H., APA, H., KAYSERİLİ, E., ÖZCAN, T., KARASOY, İ., DİZDARER, C., CAN, D. (2010). A case of acute mediastinitis presenting with generalized edema. Türk Toraks Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 1, 39–40. https://ajindex.com/articles/329650

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