A serious complication of cervical cellulite after tooth extraction: mediastinitis

Mohamed MLIHA TOUATI *(1), Youssef DAROUASSI (1), Mehdi CHIHANI (1), Khalid
TOURABI(2), Brahim BOUAITY(1), Haddou AAMAR(1).
Page No. 93-97

Cervical cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis are cervical soft tissue infections developed from dental
home or pharyngeal whose risk if they are not recognized early, is the extension to the mediastinum.
The first clinical signs are sometimes frustrated and can lead to a delayed diagnosis. The key
consideration is the cervical and thoracic CT scan. Treatment consists of broad and repeated tissue
excisions associated antibiotic therapy directed against aréo- and anaerobes. We report the case of
a man known diabetic with cervical cellulitis of dental origin of mediastinitis complicated.
Keyword : cervical cellulitis, tooth extraction, mediastinitis.