Mediastinal fibrosis
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| Mediastinal fibrosis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-9 | 519.3 |
| DiseasesDB | 30764 |
Mediastinal fibrosis is a rare late complication of histoplasmosis. It is characterized by invasive, calcified fibrosis centered on lymph nodes that block major vessels and airways.[1]
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- ^ Davis AM, Pierson RN, Loyd JE (2001). "Mediastinal fibrosis". Seminars in respiratory infections 16 (2): 119–30. doi:10.1053/srin.2001.24242. PMID 11521244.
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