A rare cause of airway obstruction: Mediastinal cyst secondarily infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A rare cause of airway obstruction: Mediastinal cyst secondarily infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mediastinal cysts are mostly congenital, but rarely, infections and malignancies can cause cystic degeneration of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. Diagnosis is challenging as the presenting symptoms are nonspecific. Surgical resection is the reference modality both for diagnosis and management. Sec...

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Main Authors: Bharath A Chhabria, Ritesh Agarwal, Mandeep Garg, Nalini Gupta, Amanjit Bal, Sahajal Dhooria, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Bronchogenic cyst
cyst
foregut cyst
mediastinum
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=5;spage=421;epage=424;aulast=Chhabria

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