Mediastinal fibrosis

Mediastinal fibrosis
Classification and external resources
ICD-9-CM 519.3
DiseasesDB 30764

Mediastinal fibrosis most common cause is idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis; less commonly histoplasmosis tuberculosis or unknown. It is characterized by invasive, calcified fibrosis centered on lymph nodes that block major vessels and airways. In Europe, this disease is exceptionally rare. More cases are seen in USA where the disease may often be associated with histoplasmosis.[1] [2]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Davis AM, Pierson RN, Loyd JE (2001). "Mediastinal fibrosis". Seminars in respiratory infections 16 (2): 119–30. doi:10.1053/srin.2001.24242. PMID 11521244.
  2. ↑ Surgical treatment of idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis: report of five cases. Thorax. 1986 Mar; 41(3): 210–214. PMCID: PMC460296

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