[Chronic sclerosing mediastinitis: infrequent cause of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis].
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.
Carretero Gracia
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Servicio de Medicina Interna (Neumología), Hospital General de Soria, Zaragoza.
Alvarez Alegret
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Peñalver Cuesta
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*