Fibrosing mediastinitis. A rare but severe late complication of histoplasmosis, fibrosing mediastinitis occurs when scar tissue from lymph nodes in the chest invades and blocks adjoining structures, ...
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Scarring in the chest cavity (fibrosing mediastinitis) may also occur. Individuals taking drugs that impair immune responses such as those associated with organ transplants are also susceptible to spread of the infection.
Treatment for chronic fibrosing mediastinitis is somewhat controversial, and may include steroids or surgical decompression of affected vessels.
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[4] A rare cause of SVCS is fibrosing mediastinitis, either idiopathic or associated with histoplasmosis.
and other autoimmune disorders, cirrhosis and portal hypertension, sickle cell disease, congenital heart disease, thyroid diseases.
Other factor that may cause Pulmonary Hypertension include sarcoidosis, histiocytosis X, and fibrosing mediastinitis.
 See also: Mediastinitis, Fever, Hypertension, Symptom, Histoplasmosis
  
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