Two Cases of Fibrosing Mediastinitis Caused by Tuberculosis.

Kim, Ki Hyun; Kim, Ho Cheol; Chung, Man Pyo; Kim, Ho Joong; Lee, Kyung Soo; Kim, Joung Ho; Kwon, O Jung; Rhee, Chong H; Han, Yong Chol

doi:1997.44.5.1146

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 44(5); 1997 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1997;44(5):1146-1157.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1997.44.5.1146 Published online October 1, 1997.

Two Cases of Fibrosing Mediastinitis Caused by Tuberculosis.

Ki Hyun Kim, Ho Cheol Kim, Man Pyo Chung, Ho Joong Kim, Kyung Soo Lee, Joung Ho Kim, O Jung Kwon, Chong H Rhee, Yong Chol Han

¹Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare disease which is characterized by excessive fibrosis of mediastinum and symptoms caused by compression and obstruction of mediastinal structures. Afthough the pathogenesis of this disease is unknown, granulomatous infection is cinsidered to be the most common cause of this disease. Histoplasmosis is the most common etiology, especially in the endemic areas in United States. Tuberculosis is another etiology of fibrosing mediastinitis. We experienced two cases of fibrosing mediastinitis associated with tuberculous infection.

Key Words: Fibrosing mediastinitis, Tuberculosis