Mediastinal fibrosis

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Mediastinal fibrosis
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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  1. ^ Davis AM, Pierson RN, Loyd JE (2001). "Mediastinal fibrosis". Seminars in respiratory infections 16 (2): 119–30. PMID 11521244. 

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