Campos J, Otero E, Moldes L, Rodríguez L, Gonzalez-Quintela A
Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Transpl Infect Dis. 2010 Jun;12(3):265-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00485.x. Epub 2009 Dec 30.
Descending deep neck space infections are serious conditions that appear as a complication of cervical and odontogenic infections. Infecting bacteria descend into the mediastinum causing systemic toxicity and septic shock. Liver transplant patients are at increased risk of developing life-threatening infections, but reports about descending deep neck space infections in these patients are scarce. Here, we report a case of deep neck infection resulting in mediastinitis in a liver transplant patient. Streptococcus anginosus was isolated in blood cultures.