TY - JOUR
T1 - Mediastinal fibrosis of the pulmonary artery secondary to tuberculosis
AU - Ojeifo, Oluseyi
AU - Gilotra, Nisha A.
AU - Kemp, Clinton D.
AU - Leventhal, Andrew
AU - Resar, Jon
AU - Zehr, Kenton J.
AU - Jones, Steve
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Mediastinal fibrosis is an uncommon disease involving the esophagus, respiratory tract, and great vessels. We report a man who presented with dyspnea on exertion. Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated granulomatous disease with dense calcifications leading to severe stenosis of the main pulmonary artery (PA) and narrowing of the superior vena cava. The results of tuberculosis (TB) interferon-γ release assay and TB-polymerase chain reaction were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient received 2 weeks of treatment for latent TB before undergoing resection of fibrotic tissue and replacement of the main and branch PAs using a homograft.
AB - Mediastinal fibrosis is an uncommon disease involving the esophagus, respiratory tract, and great vessels. We report a man who presented with dyspnea on exertion. Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated granulomatous disease with dense calcifications leading to severe stenosis of the main pulmonary artery (PA) and narrowing of the superior vena cava. The results of tuberculosis (TB) interferon-γ release assay and TB-polymerase chain reaction were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient received 2 weeks of treatment for latent TB before undergoing resection of fibrotic tissue and replacement of the main and branch PAs using a homograft.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.113
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.113
M3 - Article
C2 - 26354666
AN - SCOPUS:84940707739
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 100
SP - e49-e50
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -