[Clinical case of the month. Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis].
Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare condition characterized by an excessive growth of dense fibrous tissue within the mediastinum. The etiology of the disease is most often a fungal infection and may in some cases be idiopathic. We present the case of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffering from fibrosing mediastinitis of undetermined origin and in whom the diagnosis was established by histopathological analysis after mediastinoscopy.
Université de Liège.
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D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone