title: Mediastinal histoplasmosis with abscess.
abstract: A mediastinal mass of clinically undetermined nature was found at autopsy to be an enormous abcess due to secondary infection in granulamatous caseating mediastinal nodes caused by Hitosplasma capsulatum. Other complications of mediastinal histoplasmosis are briefly reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography