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Latest revision as of 20:49, 19 February 2019
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]
Overview
Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause fever and chest pain, such as myocardial infarction, pneumothorax, and pneumonia.[1]
Differential Diagnosis
Fever
Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause fever, such as:[1][2][3][4][5]
Chest Pain
Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause chest pain, such as:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Myocardial infarction
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Aortic dissection
- Esophageal rupture
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kang DW, Canzian M, Beyruti R, Jatene FB (2006). "Sclerosing mediastinitis in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors". J Bras Pneumol. 32 (1): 78–83. PMID 17273573.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schade MA, Mirani NM (2013). "Fibrosing mediastinitis: an unusual cause of pulmonary symptoms". J Gen Intern Med. 28 (12): 1677–81. doi:10.1007/s11606-013-2528-8. PMC 3832713. PMID 23807725.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Koksal D, Bayiz H, Mutluay N, Koyuncu A, Demirag F, Dagli G; et al. (2013). "Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma". J Thorac Dis. 5 (1): E5–7. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.03. PMC 3548007. PMID 23372962.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Elsahy TG, Alotair HA, Alzeer AH, Al-Nassar SA (2014). "Descending necrotizing mediastinitis". Saudi Med J. 35 (9): 1123–6. PMC 4362155. PMID 25228187.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mediastinitum. Libre Pathology (2015). http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Mediastinum Accessed on September 25, 2015