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==Overview== | |||
Mediastinitis is the inflammation or infection of the [[mediastinitum]].<ref name="pmid23372962">{{cite journal| author=Koksal D, Bayiz H, Mutluay N, Koyuncu A, Demirag F, Dagli G et al.| title=Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma. | journal=J Thorac Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= E5-7 | pmid=23372962 | doi=10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.03 | pmc=PMC3548007 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23372962 }} </ref> | |||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
===Gross Pathology=== | |||
On gross pathology, characteristic findings of mediastinitis include: | |||
*White, fibrolytic mass | |||
===Microscopic Pathology=== | |||
On microscopic histopathological analysis, characteristic findings of mediastinitis include: | |||
''Histoplasma capsulatum'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Infectious disease]] | [[Category:Infectious disease]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Mediastinitis is the inflammation or infection of the mediastinitum.[1]
Pathophysiology
Gross Pathology
On gross pathology, characteristic findings of mediastinitis include:
- White, fibrolytic mass
Microscopic Pathology
On microscopic histopathological analysis, characteristic findings of mediastinitis include: Histoplasma capsulatum
References
- ↑ 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.