Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M Farik.
Accumulation of bone seeking radiopharmaceuticals in soft tissue of the chest has many causes. We report two cases of 99m-Tc-HMDP uptake respectively in the lung, in a patient with localized amyloidosis, and on diaphragmatic metastasis of a PNET. Mechanisms of such uptake are discussed.
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a severe disease which occurs after a mild otorhinolaryngologic or dental infection. The diagnosis must be established rapidly with the help of clinical and computed tomography of the neck and chest data. Treatment is based on antibiotics, surgery and hyperbaric oxygen. The outcome is poor with high mortality. We report a case of septicemia complicating descending necrotizing mediastinitis after dental infection.