Superior vena cava syndrome differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hardik Patel, M.D., Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
Superior vena cava syndrome should be differentiated from other causes of dyspnea and jugular venous distention, such as, cardiac tamponade, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mediastinitis, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, syphilis, and tuberculosis.[1]
Differentiating Superior Vena Cava Syndrome from other Diseases
In a patient with a suspected superior vena cava syndrome, the following conditions also need to be considered:
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Cardiac tamponade
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Mediastinitis
- Pneumonia
- Syphilis
- Tuberculosis
References
- ↑ Menon A, Gupta A (2015). "Superior vena cava syndrome". Indian J. Med. Res. 142 (3): 350. doi:10.4103/0971-5916.166606. PMC 4669875. PMID 26458355.