Retrosternal pain and fever with catarrhal symptoms; a case of mediastinitis due to Haemophilus influenzae
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mediastinitis, Haemophilus influenzae, pericarditis.Abstract
The case that happens intends to emphasize a potentially fatal pathology. The delay in the diagnosis of this entity potentially influences both the management and the prognosis. A 38-year-old male with no history goes to the Emergency Department for fever, high catarrhal symptoms and retrosternal chest pain. He was stable but febrile and the analytical revealed elevation of acute phase reactants. A CT scan was requested under suspicion of mediastinitis that confirmed the diagnosis. Antibiotic therapy was initiated and an expectant attitude was taken. The precocity of the diagnosis allowed a conservative treatment.
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