1. [Tuberculous cysts of the mediastinum].
- Author
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Rasmussen LD and Madsen KM
- Subjects
- Aged, Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Mediastinal Cyst diagnostic imaging, Radiography, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary complications, Mediastinal Cyst etiology, Tuberculosis drug therapy
- Abstract
A 71-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with polycystic deformations in the left pulmonary hilus in the mediastinum, found in a routine chest X-ray. The patient had earlier been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. Mediastinotomia was performed and thin-walled cysts with a creamy type of pus were found. Microbiological examinations revealed evidence of tubercle bacilli. Medical treatment for tuberculosis was begun, which led to recovery with regression of the cysts.
- Published
- 1990