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Argentina: A man who also suffered from flu died of a mediastinitis in San Rafael

tetano

Editor, Senior Moderator
A man of 32 years who also suffered from flu died last night in intensive care of Teodoro Schestakow of San Rafael hospital because of a mediastinitis, a serious bacterial process very difficult to treat.

Gustavo Moreno had entered to the medical centre on July 8 with an infectious picture in the mediastinum by which should be surgically intervened.

Explained to the press, the director of the hospital, Armando Dauvern?, the man suffered from influenza A that would have infected in Buenos Aires, ero this would not be the cause of his death.

Doctor said that young was operated by multiple abscesses in the mediastinum, retro-pharyngeal region and lungs, this condition weakened his organism and in addition to influenza A, they resulted in the death of the young man.

The director of the Schestakow said that the mediastinitis is irritation and inflammation of the area between the lungs is called mediastinum.

This area contains the heart, blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, the thymus gland, lymph nodes and the tissues connective. Is usually the result of an infection, can occur suddenly or acute or may develop slowly and worsen with time. professional commented that mediastinitis have a 95% mortality rate, and it is the first case that is known in San Rafael.

Moreno was hospitalized from July 8 in the intensive therapy service, and was one of the reported patients as they suffered from influenza a.





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