title: Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking postpartum heart failure.
abstract: Fibrosing mediastinitis, also known as sclerosing mediastinitis and mediastinal fibrosis, is an uncommon disease characterized by the proliferation of a dense fibrous tissue in the mediastinum. This article describes a patient who presented to the ED with atypical signs and symptoms that initially seemed like heart failure but were eventually diagnosed as fibrosing mediastinitis.
authors.affiliation: Michael Rutledge, Laura Salama, Malik Al-Omari, and Rami N. Khouzam practice in the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tenn. Mohamad Khaled Soufi practices at St. Vincent Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rutledge
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salama
authors.forename: Mohamad Khaled
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Soufi
authors.forename: Malik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Omari
authors.forename: Rami N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Khouzam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D065819:Voriconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D065819:Voriconazole