AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATT
Authors: CHESTER S. KEEFER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 February 1938AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATTABSCESS OF MEDIASTINUM FOLLOWING ACUTE TONSILLITIS*CHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P.CHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-8-1426 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAn abscess of the mediastinum is a rare complication of hemolytic streptococcal infection of the throat. Recently such a case was observed and, following surgical treatment, the patient recovered completely. A summary of the case follows:CASE REPORTFollowing an acute tonsillitis and pharyngitis, a man develops painful and difficult swallowing, pain between the shoulder blades, fever, and leukocytosis. Examination showed signs of a mass in the posterior mediastinum. Abscess containing hemolytic streptococci drained. Recovery.A man, 46 years of age, was admitted to the Boston City Hospital on account of fever and sore throat. Five weeks previously he had...Bibliography1. HARE HA: The pathology, clinical history and diagnosis of affections of the mediastinum other than those of the heart and aorta, 1889, Blakiston, Son and Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. NEUHOF : Acute infection of mediastinum, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1936, vi, 184. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FISCHER RC: Abscess of mediastinum, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1936, vi, 212. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. LERCHE W: Suppuration in the posterior mediastinum, Arch. Surg., 1924, viii, 247. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. LERCHE W: Infected mediastinal lymph nodes as a source of mediastinitis, Arch. Surg., 1927, xiv, 261. Google Scholar6. LAMBERTBERRY AVFB: The mediastinum. Paths of extension of infection from focus in mediastinum, Arch. Surg., 1927, xiv, 260. Google Scholar7. HEUER G: Surgery of the thorax, Nelson Loose-Leaf Living Surgery, 1927. Google Scholar8. GRAHAMSINGERBALLON EAJJHC: Surgical diseases of the chest, 1935, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, Pa. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. FARNUM WB: Acute suppuration of the mediastinum, N. Y. State Jr. Med., 1935, xxxv, 724. Google Scholar10. MALNEKOFF BS: Acute mediastinal abscess, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 193, xxxix, 591. Google Scholar11. FURSTENBERGYGLESIAS ACL: Mediastinitis. A clinical study with practical anatomic considerations of neck and mediastinum, Arch. Otolaryng., 1937, xxv, 539. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. COLLERYGLESIAS FAL: The relation of the spread of infection to fascial planes in the neck and thorax, Surgery, 1937, i, 323. Google Scholar13. KORNBLUMOSBORN CLH: Mediastinitis, Am. Jr. Roentgen. and Rad. Ther., 1934, xxxii, 23. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: CHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication July 27, 1937.From the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth Medical Services (Harvard), Boston City Hospital and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1938Volume 11, Issue 8Page: 1426-1432KeywordsAbscessesFeversHospital medicinePatientsPharyngitisPharynxResearch laboratoriesShouldersStreptococcal infectionsSwallowing ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...