title: Tuberculous mediastinal mass presenting with stridor in a 3-month-old child.
abstract: A 3-month-old boy with a history of intermittent stridor was found to have obstructive emphysema on chest x-ray. Further investigations found a mediastinal mass compressing the carina and left mainstem bronchus. The mass was excised and found to be of tuberculous origin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: De Ugarte
authors.forename: Nina L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Holly L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents