Mediastinal histoplasmosis with esophageal abscess. Two case reports.
Two patients were seen with Histoplasma capsulatum infection of mediastinal nodes which had eroded into the esophagus to produce dysphagia. Fungal serologies were of value in the diagnosis in one of the patients. Both patients responded well to amphotericin B therapy. A traction diverticulum was noted to follow healing in 1 patient.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000209:etiology; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*