Tuberculous fibrosing mediastinitis: CT and MRI findings

Atasoy C., FİTOZ Ö. S., Erguvan B., Akyar S.

JOURNAL OF THORACIC IMAGING, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.191-193, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00005382-200107000-00011
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THORACIC IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.191-193
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fibrosing mediastinitis, tuberculosis, CT, MRI
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare entity usually caused by granulomatous disease. Most cases develop as a complication of histoplasmosis. Mediastinal involvement caused by tuberculosis most often produces focally enlarged lymph nodes, with diffuse mediastinal involvement a very unusual manifestation of disease. The authors describe a patient with extensive tuberculous fibrosing mediastinitis, in whom fibrotic masses produced compression of airways and vascular structures with resultant parenchymal changes.