title: Fatal descending necrotizing mediastinitis secondary to acute suppurative thyroiditis developing in an apparently healthy woman.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Deepak S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Abhijit M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Dympna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McAteer
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009336:Necrosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents