title: [Chronic sclerosing mediastinitis: infrequent cause of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis].
abstract: Chronic sclerosing mediastinitis (CSM) is a rare disease whose etiology varies and which usually develops through mediastinal compression syndromes, generally due to occlusion of the superior vena cava. We report a case of CSM diagnosed after a chance finding of unilateral diaphragm paralysis, a circumstance not previously reported in the literature. We review the clinical, radiological and histological features of CSM.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna (Neumología), Hospital General de Soria, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carretero Gracia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvarez Alegret
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Peñalver Cuesta
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*