Mediastinitis and pericarditis caused by dental infection.
A case of dental infection with spread to the mediastinum causing pericarditis and cardiac tamponade is described. The clinical course of the disease, the investigations undertaken and the treatment given are outlined.
Musgrove
B T
BT
Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Malden
N J
NJ
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D005145:Face; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology*; D009333:Neck; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology