Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003; 14(1):122-125

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.2003.14.1.122

증례

종격동염에 임박한 경부심부감염 1례

김성윤¹^,^*, 강무현¹, 조형철¹, 최정섭¹

A Case of Deep Neck Infection Impending Mediastinitis

Seong Yun Kim¹^,^*, Mu Hyun Kang¹, Hyung Chul Jo¹, Jeong Seob Choi¹

¹서남대학교 남광병원 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Namkwang Hospital, College of Medicine, Seonam University, Kwangju, Korea

^*교신저자: 김성윤, 502-157 광주광역시 서구 마륵동 120-1 남광병원 이비인후과 전화: (062) 370-7662·전송: (062) 374-6745 E-mail: jschoi07@chollian.net

© Copyright 2003 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Sep 05, 2002; Accepted: Mar 10, 2003

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Deep neck space infections, which affect soft tissues and fascial components of the head and neck, were abscess forming disease. In deep neck space, there were many important organ. So if appropriate treatment was not taken, dangerous complications occurs. Development of antibiotics lower the frequency of deep neck infection remarkably. But deep neck infection may still result in significant morbidity & mortality despite the use of antibiotics. Recently we experienced a case of deep neck infection impending mediastinitis, so we report with consideration a treatment case of deep neck infection impending mediastinitis. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2003;14:122-125)

Keywords: 경부 심부 감염; 종격동염

Keywords: Deep neck infection; Mediastinitis