Tuberculous Fibrosing Mediastinitis: CT and MRI Findings
2001; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 16; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/00005382-200107000-00011
ISSN1536-0237
AutoresÇetin Atasoy, Suat Fítöz, Basak Erguvan, Serdar Akyar,
Tópico(s)Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
ResumoFibrosing mediastinitis is a rare entity usually caused by granulomatous disease. Most cases develop as a complication of histoplasmosis. Mediastinal involvement caused by tuberculosis most often produces focally enlarged lymph nodes, with diffuse mediastinal involvement a very unusual manifestation of disease. The authors describe a patient with extensive tuberculous fibrosing mediastinitis, in whom fibrotic masses produced compression of airways and vascular structures with resultant parenchymal changes.
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