title: Mediastinitis caused by odontogenic infection associated with adult respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: A case of descending mediastinitis resulting from dental infection and complicated by adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is reported. The patient had a long history of heavy drinking. His condition was so serious that he died despite some successful therapies. The cause of ARDS appeared to be aspiration pneumonia. It is extremely rare for oral and maxillofacial surgeons to encounter a patient with ARDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogiso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minemura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurashina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotani
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000150:complications; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*