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Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking as chronic pulmonary thromboembolism

Fibrosing mediastinitis is an uncommon, benign, progressive disorder caused by proliferation of fibrous tissue within mediastinum resulting in encasement of vital mediastinal broncho-vascular structures. Due to its rarity and variable clinical presentation, it is often misdiagnosed. We are presentin...

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Autores principales: Sinha, Dimpi, Kundaragi, Nischal G, Kale, Sudhir Kumar, Sharma, Sukrity
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32201604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20190049
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Sumario:Fibrosing mediastinitis is an uncommon, benign, progressive disorder caused by proliferation of fibrous tissue within mediastinum resulting in encasement of vital mediastinal broncho-vascular structures. Due to its rarity and variable clinical presentation, it is often misdiagnosed. We are presenting a case of fibrosing mediastinitis in an Ethiopian origin young male presenting with pulmonary hypertension due to simultaneous occlusion of pulmonary vein and arteries, clinically misdiagnosed as chronic pulmonary thromboembolism.