title: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis in an infant.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butterfield
authors.affiliation: Tulane University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Kenshata
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.affiliation: Tulane University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palacios
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D009336:Necrosis; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
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