title: Isolated tuberculous lymphadenitis with tracheal involvement in an elderly patient.
abstract: Mediastinal tuberculosis without lung involvement is an uncommon finding in an immunocompetent adult. We report the case of an 80-year-old male smoker who presented with dyspnea and stridor. He was found to have a mass in the middle mediastinum which also involved the anterior wall and 50% lumen if of the lower trachea. Histology and mycobacterial cultures of the lesion led to the diagnosis of mediastinal tuberculosis. Antituberculous treatment led to complete resolution of airway symptoms and reduction in the size of the mediastinal mass.
authors.affiliation: Bronchoscopy Unit, Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia-Espinho, EPE, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campainha
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campelos
authors.forename: Clotilde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moura Sá
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications*