title: Acute mediastinitis: a severe complication of transdermal therapy in a patient with ischaemic heart disease. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Civile Maggiore-Hospital, B.go Trento, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lattuada
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanzafame
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trevenzoli
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cattelan
authors.forename: Ercole
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Concia
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin