Acute mediastinitis: a severe complication of transdermal therapy in a patient with ischaemic heart disease. A case report.
Acute mediastinitis is an uncommon and potentially devastating infection. Generally, mediastinitis occurs as a postoperative infection following median sternotomy. We describe a case of acute mediastinitis in a patient with ischaemic heart disease, secondary to the spread of cutaneous infection of the chest wall in the application site of transdermal nitroglycerine patches.
Faggian
Federica
F
Department of Infectious Diseases, Civile Maggiore-Hospital, B.go Trento, Verona, Italy.
Lattuada
Emanuela
E
Lanzafame
Massimiliano
M
Trevenzoli
Marco
M
Cattelan
Anna Maria
AM
Concia
Ercole
E
D000208:Acute Disease; D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005996:Nitroglycerin