title: [Mediastinitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae with a pharyngeal portal].
abstract: We report a case of Klebsiella pneumoniae medisatinitis secondary to a retrophyarygeal abscess in a 40-year-old patient. The patient was treated with antibiotics and pleural drainage. Surgery was not necessary and the clinical course was favorable. We recall the pathophysiological and clinical aspects of this now uncommon condition and discuss the prognosis and therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Benasser
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yassir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rguibi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ghorfi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chbicheb
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alaoui-Tahiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015505:Chest Tubes; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Médiastinite à Klebsiella pneumoniae à point de départ pharyngé.