title: [Diffuse descending necrotizing mediastinitis with cardiac tamponade;report of a case].
abstract: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis( DNM) is often a lethal condition resulting from odontogenic or cervical infection, with a previously reported mortality rate of 25 to 40%, which is known to accompany occasional pericardial effusion. Here, we report a case of diffuse DNM with cardiac tamponade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryuta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fukai
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kyu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rokkaku
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imazeki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis