title: Descending deep neck infection in a liver transplant patient.
abstract: Descending deep neck space infections are serious conditions that appear as a complication of cervical and odontogenic infections. Infecting bacteria descend into the mediastinum causing systemic toxicity and septic shock. Liver transplant patients are at increased risk of developing life-threatening infections, but reports about descending deep neck space infections in these patients are scarce. Here, we report a case of deep neck infection resulting in mediastinitis in a liver transplant patient. Streptococcus anginosus was isolated in blood cultures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. xkampos@gmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Otero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moldes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Quintela
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D011859:Radiography; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*