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Post-tuberculous fibrosing mediastinitis: a review of the literature

Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is a rare disease where there is thickening of the fibrous tissue in the mediastinum. While histoplasmosis is the the most common recognised cause, the link with tuberculosis (TB) has been rarely documented. We review the link between TB and FM, and describe a case of pr...

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Autores principales: Wu, Zhe, Jarvis, Hannah, Howard, Luke S, Wright, Corrina, Kon, Onn Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5501238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28725444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000174