Mycoplasma hominis Induces Mediastinitis after a Tonsillar Abscess.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Grancini, Anna; Colosimo, Manuela; Restelli, Antonella; Colombo, Rosaria; Maraschini, Anna; Pozzi, Cristina; Breda, Giuseppe; Protti, Alessandro; Arghittu, Milena; Gallelli, Luca; Maiavacca, Rita
- Source
- Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 11/10/2016, p1-3. 3p.
- Subject
- *MYCOPLASMA
*MEDIASTINITIS
*GENITOURINARY diseases
*URINARY tract infections
*TONSIL diseases
- Language
- ISSN
- 2090-6625
Mycoplasma hominis is commonly involved in genitourinary tract infections. We report a 59-year-old man who developed a M. hominis-associated mediastinitis following acute tonsillar infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]