Mediastinitis pathophysiology

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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.

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