[Diagnostic image (71). A woman with obesity, diabetes mellitus and use of corticosteroids. Mediastinal lipomatosis].
In a 69-year-old obese woman on prednisone treatment for temporal arteritis a widened mediastinum on chest X-ray proved to be mediastinal lipomatosis on CT-scan.
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D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D011241:Prednisone