title: Necrotizing fasciitis and mediastinitis.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis and mediastinitis are two rare but grave complications of orofacial infections. The clinical presentation, diagnostic modalities, anatomic pathways, microbiologic make-up, surgical management, and the use of adjuvant HBO therapy for both entities have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Training Program, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lazow
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D004322:Drainage; D005145:Face; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*