J Korean Soc Radiol.
2018 Jul;79(1):45-49. 10.3348/jksr.2018.79.1.45.
Acute Phlegmonous Esophagitis with Mediastinitis Complicated by an Esophageal Perforation: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. haneul88@hanmail.net
- KMID: 2416405
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.1.45
Abstract
- Phlegmonous esophagitis, a rare and life-threatening disorder, is characterized by bacterial infection of the submucosal and muscularis layers of the esophagus. Herein we report a case of acute phlegmonous esophagitis with mediastinitis complicated by an esophageal perforation in a patient with diabetes mellitus and alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
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