Idiopathic Fibrosing Mediastinitis Causing Pulmonary Hypertension with Improvement by Steroid Treatment / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 74-79, 2006.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-32298
ABSTRACT
Idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis is, an uncommon cause of pulmonary hypertension this is characterized by excessive fibrosis of the mediastinum with an unknown etiology. Steroid therapy has been suggested for individuals with progressive symptoms, bu there is littlet data demonstrating the efficacy of such therapy are lacking. We present a case of pulmonary hypertension secondary to a compression of a main pulmonary artery by fibrosing mediastinitis which was confirmed by a biopsy with a thoracotomy. The chest CT scan and 2D echocardiography performed before and after a trial of steroid therapy demonstrated improvement after steroid therapy.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Biopsy
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Fibrosis
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Thoracotomy
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Echocardiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Hypertension, Pulmonary
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Mediastinitis
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Mediastinum
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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