Clinical and imaging spectrum of tuberculosis-associated fibrosing mediastinitis.
Tongxi LiuLi GaoSheng XieHongliang SunMin LiuZhen-Guo ZhaiPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2018)
TB-associated FM shows some specific imaging characteristics, reflecting immune-mediated fibrotic reaction secondary to TB infection. The insidious progression to mediastinal fibrosis after TB infection poses a challenge to the early diagnosis and results in subsequent respiratory dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- high resolution
- lymph node
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- oxidative stress
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery
- rheumatoid arthritis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- fluorescence imaging
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- adverse drug
- antiretroviral therapy