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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2024

Six hours after fibroesophagogastroscopy, a 32-year-old woman developed a fever of 39°C, retrosternal pain, dry mouth, and increasing dyspnea. Examination detected positive Romanov-Gerke sign and subcutaneous emphysema in the left supraclavicular space. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?

Answer options

  1. Acute abscess of the lung
  2. Acute mediastinitis
  3. Pneumonia
  4. Pyopneumothorax
  5. Pleural empyema
Correct answer

Acute mediastinitis

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