[Mediastinal sarcoidosis and vascular thrombosis: a fortuitous association?].
A 43-year-old woman presented with a recent history of intermittent dyspnea with wheezing. The chest x-ray evidenced mediastinal nodes. A CT scan showed vascular embolism. Mediastinoscopy was performed and pathology examination of the node confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. The patient responded to corticosteroid and anticoagulation therapy. Is this a fortuitous association? A vascular localization of sarcoidosis? Thrombosis by compression?
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Service des Maladies Respiratoires, CHU Haut-Lévèque, 33604 Pessac.
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Tunon De Lara
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Latrabe
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Laurent
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001706:Biopsy; D015984:Causality; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin