1/2. ludwig's angina following dental extraction as a cause of necrotizing mediastinitis.A fatal case of ludwig's angina is reported in which penicillin was used as the sole antibiotic. bacteroides melanogenicus resistant by virtue of production of Beta-lactamase was present. It is suggested that a combination of penicillin and an antibiotic effective against anaerobes such as metronidazole is the most appropriate initial chemotherapy pending confirmation from the bacteriology laboratory.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. mediastinitis with fistula formation to the left main bronchus. A complication of wisdom tooth extraction.We describe a 23-year-old patient who after extraction of four wisdom teeth developed a descending necrotizing mediastinitis with a spontaneous fistula to the left main bronchus. Because of this fistula, treatment was limited to surgical drainage of the neck region and antibiotics. Recovery was uneventful.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.25keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |