1389305004: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (disorder)

SNOMED CT Concept\Clinical finding (finding)\...

\Finding of trunk structure\Finding of upper trunk (finding)\Disorder of thoracic segment of trunk\Disorder of thorax (disorder)\Chest injury\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Finding of trunk structure\Finding of upper trunk (finding)\Disorder of thoracic segment of trunk\Disorder of thorax (disorder)\Disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Finding of trunk structure\Finding of upper trunk (finding)\Finding of region of thorax\Mediastinal finding\Disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Finding of trunk structure\Finding of upper trunk (finding)\Finding of region of thorax\Disorder of thorax (disorder)\Chest injury\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Finding of trunk structure\Finding of upper trunk (finding)\Finding of region of thorax\Disorder of thorax (disorder)\Disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Finding of trunk structure\Disorder of trunk (disorder)\Disorder of thoracic segment of trunk\Disorder of thorax (disorder)\Chest injury\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Finding of trunk structure\Disorder of trunk (disorder)\Disorder of thoracic segment of trunk\Disorder of thorax (disorder)\Disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Finding of trunk structure\Disorder of trunk (disorder)\Injury of trunk\Chest injury\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis

\Disease\Traumatic or non-traumatic injury (disorder)\Necrosis of anatomical site\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Disease\Traumatic or non-traumatic injury (disorder)\Injury of trunk\Chest injury\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Disease\Disorder of body system\Inflammation of specific body systems\Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Disease\Disorder of body system\Disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Disease\Inflammatory disorder\Inflammation of specific body structures or tissue\Inflammation of specific body systems\Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Disease\Disorder of trunk (disorder)\Disorder of thoracic segment of trunk\Disorder of thorax (disorder)\Chest injury\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Disease\Disorder of trunk (disorder)\Disorder of thoracic segment of trunk\Disorder of thorax (disorder)\Disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum (disorder)\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Disease\Disorder of trunk (disorder)\Injury of trunk\Chest injury\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
\Disease\Infectious disease\Infectious mediastinitis\Descending necrotizing mediastinitis

Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 01-Apr 2026. Module: SNOMED CT core

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Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis	Is a	Chest injury	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis	Is a	Infectious mediastinitis	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis	Is a	Necrosis of anatomical site	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis	Finding site	Structure of space and/or soft connective tissue within mediastinal cavity (body structure)	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis	Associated morphology	Necrotizing inflammation	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis	Pathological process (attribute)	Infectious process (qualifier value)	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1

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Id	Description	Lang	Type	Status	Case?	Module
6160784013	Descending necrotizing mediastinitis	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
6160785014	Descending necrotising mediastinitis	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
6160786010	Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (disorder)	en	Fully specified name	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
6160787018	Descending mediastinitis	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
6160791011	DNM - descending necrotizing mediastinitis	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
6160792016	DNM - descending necrotising mediastinitis	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
6160789015	A mediastinitis caused by downward spread of infection from the oropharyngeal or deep cervical spaces into the mediastinum through the cervical fascial planes.	en	Definition	Active	Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core