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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Jan;41(1):181-183. doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04347-7. Epub 2021 Sep 11.

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis from Ludwig's angina: a life-threatening condition.

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

Miguel F Carrascosa, Silvia Cayón Hoyo, Roberto Echeverría San-Sebastián, Iratxe Alcalde Díez, Sergio Tapia Concha, Sandra Campos Fernández, Eva María Alonso-Fernández, Carmen González-Carrero Sixto, David Lobo Duro, Laura Sánchez Moreno, Miguel Ángel Zabaleta-Murguiondo

Affiliations

  1. Internal Medicine, Emergency, and Radiology Department, Hospital of Laredo, Avda Derechos Humanos s/n, 39770, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain. [email protected].
  2. Internal Medicine, Emergency, and Radiology Department, Hospital of Laredo, Avda Derechos Humanos s/n, 39770, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain.
  3. Intensive Care Unit and Radiology, Otorhinolaryngology, Thoracic Surgery, and Pneumology Department, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Avda Valdecilla 25, 39008, Santander, Cantabria, Spain.

PMID: 34510302 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-021-04347-7

[No abstract available.]

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