title: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis and thoracic cellulitis due to varicella.
abstract: A 22-year-old man with varicella had associated cervical enlargement, right upper thoracic anterior and suprascapular cellulitis, and mediastinitis. A tracheostomy, right posterolateral thoracotomy, cervicotomy, and upper thoracic fasciotomy were performed 14 h after admission, draining purulent exudates from all sites. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 22.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. wadafa@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Walid L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Dajer-Fadel
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borrego-Borrego
authors.forename: Octavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Flores-Calderon
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ibarra-Perez
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014139:Tracheostomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult