Table 1. Symptoms, signs and site of origins and clinical characteristics of descending necrotizing mediastinitis with deep neck infections

Patient No.	Age/Sex	Symptoms & signs					Sites of origin
		Neck pain	Neck skin redness	Neck swelling	Thoracic pain	Dyspnea	dental	tonsil	others
1	77/F	+	–	+	–	–		+
2	41/F	+	+	–	–	–			+
3	36/F	+	+	–	–	–		+
4	61/M	+	+	+	+	+		+
5	52/M	+	+	+	–	–			+
6	45/M	+	+	+	–	–		+
7	61/M	+	–	–	–	–			+
8	68/F	+	–	+	–	–	+
9	52/M	+	+	+	–	–	+
10	43/M	+	+	+	–	–	+
11	61/M	+	+	+	–	–	+
12	63/M	+	+	+	–	–	+
13	57/F	+	+	+	–	–		+
14	85/F	+	+	+	–	+	+

Patient No.	Age/Sex	WBC (mm3)	CRP (mg/dL)	Bacteriology	Infection spreading pathway	Admission stay	Outcome	DM	HBP
1	77/F	18,660	33.3	Streptococcus gordonii	AC	24	Discharge	–	–
2	41/F	19,160	38	Streptococcus constellatus	AC	19	Discharge	–	+
3	36/F	17,290	39	Streptococcus constellatus	AC	51	Discharge	–	–
4	61/M	11,540	34.6	Klebsiella Pneumonia	AC	66	Expired	–	+
5	52/M	12,100	8	Staphylococcus aureus	AC	21	Discharge	–	–
6	45/M	8,330	24.3	Streptococcus maltophilia	AC, RV	62	Discharge	–	–
7	61/M	13,400	29.3	None	RV	15	Discharge	+	–
8	68/F	18,010	29.6	Streptococcus viridans	LC, CS	91	Expired	–	+
9	52/M	8,670	39.8	Streptococcus viridans	LC	35	Expired	+	–
10	43/M	21,360	37	Streptococcus viridans	CS	26	Discharge	–	–
11	61/M	14,220	23.1	Streptococcus mitis & oralis	AC	71	Discharge	–	+
12	63/M	8,410	48	Streptococcus mitis & oralis	AC	79	Discharge	+	–
13	57/F	10,530	18.5	G(+) bacilli	AC	31	Discharge	–	–
14	85/F	13,320	27	Streptococcus viridans	RV, CS	35	Discharge	–	+

AC: anterior cervical spread, RV: retrovisceral spread, LC: lateral cervical spread, CS: carotid space spread.