Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking postpartum heart failure

Michael Rutledge; Laura Salama; Mohamad Khaled Soufi; Malik Al-Omari; Rami N. Khouzam

doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000456570.22476.2a

Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking postpartum heart failure

Michael Rutledge, Laura Salama, Mohamad Khaled Soufi, Malik Al-Omari, Rami N. Khouzam

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Abstract

Fibrosing mediastinitis, also known as sclerosing mediastinitis and mediastinal fi brosis, is an uncommon disease characterized by the proliferation of a dense fi brous tissue in the mediastinum. This article describes a patient who presented to the ED with atypical signs and symptoms that initially seemed like heart failure but were eventually diagnosed as fi brosing mediastinitis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	24-27
Number of pages	4
Journal	JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
Volume	27
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000456570.22476.2a
State	Published - Dec 11 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dyspnea
Fibrosing mediastinitis
Heart failure
Lymph nodes
Peripartum
Superior vena cava syndrome

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Nurse Assisting

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