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ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2021

Idiopathic fibrous mediastinitis with refractory pleural effusion: a case report and literature review.

Shuangxia Dong, Xinjian Dai, Yi Jiang, Jiyang Zheng

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Review in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Shuangxia DongDepartment of Respiratory, The Wenzhou Central Hospital and Dingli Clinical Institute of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5323-2433
Xinjian DaiDepartment of Respiratory, The Wenzhou Central Hospital and Dingli Clinical Institute of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yi JiangDepartment of Pathology, The Wenzhou Central Hospital and Dingli Clinical Institute of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Jiyang ZhengDepartment of Respiratory, The Wenzhou Central Hospital and Dingli Clinical Institute of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrous mediastinitis is a rare progressive disease characterized by invasive proliferation of fibrous tissue in the mediastinum. This tissue proliferation leads to compression of the mediastinal structures in the thoracic cavity, including the pulmonary vessels, esophagus, and trachea, causing corresponding symptoms and complications such as pulmonary hypertension. In clinical practice, the diagnosis of fibrous mediastinitis is often delayed or missed because of the rarity and variable clinical manifestations of this condition. This article presents a case of idiopathic fibrous mediastinitis that manifested as pleural effusion of unknown etiology along with a review of the relevant literature.

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Hypertension, PulmonaryMediastinitisPleural EffusionHumansMediastinumbiopsycase reportcomputed tomographyFibrous mediastinitispleural effusionpulmonary hypertensionpulmonary vein stenosis

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PMID34459275
PMCPMC8408902

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