2024
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14111150
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Sudden Death: A Practical Autopsy Approach to Unexplained Mediastinitis Due to Fatal Untreated Neck Infections—A Systematic Review

Aniello Maiese,
Fabio Del Duca,
Alessandro Ghamlouch
et al.

Abstract: Neck infections are often prone to being underestimated and can manifest insidiously. The spread of infection can lead to translocation into thoracic areas, causing descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM). However, the application of the post-mortem approach in such cases is not well-described in the literature. A literature review was carried out according to the PRISMA methods. Nine papers were included in the final review, revealing different levels of involvement of neck layers that can be linked to dif… Show more

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