Tuberc Respir Dis.
1997 Oct;44(5):1146-1157.
Two Cases of Fibrosing Mediastinitis Caused by Tuberculosis
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- 1Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare disease which is characterized by excessive fibrosis of mediastinum and symptoms caused by compression and obstruction of mediastinal structures. Afthough the pathogenesis of this disease is unknown, granulomatous infection is cinsidered to be the most common cause of this disease. Histoplasmosis is the most common etiology, especially in the endemic areas in United States. Tuberculosis is another etiology of fibrosing mediastinitis. We experienced two cases of fibrosing mediastinitis associated with tuberculous infection.
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