Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinal abscess caused by acute epiglottitis with diabetes mellitus: a life-threatening complication.

Rongming Ge, Yong Mao, Xiao-lin Zhang, Shao-qiang Zheng

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University Medical School, Shanghai 200065, China. rongmingge@sina.com

Diabetes research and clinical practice 2012 Feb

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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinal abscess of the neck following acute epiglottitis, life-threatening complications, is reported in a 43-year-old man with DM. The bacterial culture showed Peptostreptococcus anaerobius. The patient recovered after surgical debridement and broad-spectrum antibiotics therapy. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Rongming Ge, Yong Mao, Xiao-lin Zhang, Shao-qiang Zheng. Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinal abscess caused by acute epiglottitis with diabetes mellitus: a life-threatening complication. Diabetes research and clinical practice. 2012 Feb;95(2):e31-3