Mediastinal lymphadenopathy and pulmonary arterial hypertension in mixed connective tissue disease.
A case of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is presented in which mediastinal lymphadenopathy was the most prominent radiological finding detected by plain chest radiographs and computed tomography. Pulmonary arterial hypertension, which is a rare and often fatal complication of MCTD, also developed in this patient.
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Shaw
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Ehrlich
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Kroon
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Oudkerk
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D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed