title: Maltreated dental abscess complicated with chest wall necrotizing fasciitis, empyema thorax and cardiac tamponade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Baikoussis
authors.forename: Stavros N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Siminelakis
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tzimas
authors.forename: Georgios S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents