title: A patient with combined mediastinal, mesenteric and retroperitoneal fibrosis.
abstract: We report a patient with combined mediastinal, mesenteric and retroperitoneal fibrosis who first presented with signs of a superior vena cava syndrome. She was successfully treated with corticosteroids. The aetiology, clinical picture, and possible therapy of idiopathic fibrosclerosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, De Wever Hospital, Heerlen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Graal
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Lustermans
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology