Tuberc Respir Dis.
2004 Oct;57(4):368-371.
Superior Vena Caval Syndrome Due to Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chunchon, Korea. bfspark@medimail.co.kr
- 2Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chunchon, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Superior vena cava syndrome(SVCS) is most often encountered in patients with malignancies. Tuberculosis is nowadays an uncommon cause of SVCS. We report the case of a patient who presented with respiratory symptoms accompanied by SVCS due to tuberculous lymphadenitis. Treatment was instituted with isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol, and all symptoms disappeared. To our knowledge, no case of SVCS provoked by tuberculous lymphadenitis has been described previously in Korea.
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