Histoplasmoma, pleural fibrosis, and slowly enlarging pleural effusion in an asymptomatic patient.
A slowly enlarging pleural effusion and significant pleural fibrosis occurred in an asymptomatic patient with a subpleural histoplasmoma. The pleural disease may be a reaction to antigen diffusing into the pleural space from the histoplasmoma. In selected patients, resection of the histoplasmoma may be necessary to prevent impairment of ventilation from pleural fibrosis.
D000328:Adult; D005355:Fibrosis; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed