Cervical fasciitis and mediastinal abscess in a young healthy female patient undetected on X-ray or ultrasound

Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;36(6):1127.e5-1127.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.048. Epub 2018 Mar 23.
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Keywords: Cervical fasciitis; Emergency medicine; Infectious disease; Mediastinal abscess.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abscess / pathology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Conservative Treatment
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / drug therapy
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mediastinal Diseases / drug therapy
  • Mediastinal Diseases / pathology
  • Neck / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neck / pathology
  • Neck Pain / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neck Pain / microbiology
  • Neck Pain / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents