Mediastinitis and bilateral thoracic empyemas complicating adult epiglottitis.
- 1 June 1990
- Vol. 45 (6) , 491-492
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.45.6.491
Abstract
A 32 year old woman developed life threatening mediastinitis and bilateral empyemas as a complication of adult epiglottitis. She recovered completely.Keywords
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