Khalid Muhammad, Khan Imran, Rahman Zia, Alazzeh Ahmad, Youssef Dima
Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, USA.
Cureus. 2018 Apr 25;10(4):e2532. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2532.
Histoplasmosis involving mediastinum is very rare which can present as a mediastinal mass or fibrosing mediastinitis. Fibrosing mediastinitis can be life-threatening if left untreated due to the involvement of the surrounding visceral and vascular structures. We present an interesting case of fibrosing mediastinitis due to histoplasmosis presented with palpitations, chest pain and dyspnea. The patient had mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy with calcification on chest imaging. The patient was diagnosed on lymph node biopsy and treated with antifungals.
累及纵隔的组织胞浆菌病非常罕见,可表现为纵隔肿块或纤维性纵隔炎。如果不治疗,纤维性纵隔炎由于周围内脏和血管结构受累可能会危及生命。我们报告一例因组织胞浆菌病引起的纤维性纵隔炎的有趣病例,患者表现为心悸、胸痛和呼吸困难。胸部影像学检查显示患者有纵隔和肺门淋巴结肿大并伴有钙化。患者经淋巴结活检确诊,并接受抗真菌药物治疗。