Acupuncture: a cause of mediastinal abscess presenting as axillary infection

ANZ J Surg. 2017 Sep;87(9):E106-E107. doi: 10.1111/ans.13010. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Authors

Luke Traeger¹, Marrillo Jayasuriya², Aravind Suppiah², Peter G Devitt^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
² Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

PMID: 25829025
DOI: 10.1111/ans.13010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnosis*
Abscess / etiology
Acupuncture Therapy / adverse effects*
Aged
Axilla
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Mediastinal Diseases / etiology
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcal Infections / etiology