Document Type
Report
Department
Pulmonary and Critical Care; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Abstract
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a disease of the immunocompromised with a predilection for the lungs, although dissemination to all organs is possible. Its diagnosis remains a challenge due to the absence of specific clinical manifestations and laboratory findings. In most cases, diagnosis is eventually made via invasive methods. It carries with it a high mortality due to late diagnosis and delayed treatment. Here, we report a fascinating case of a young, otherwise healthy, immunocompetent patient that presented to us with superior vena cava syndrome and a mediastinal mass. It was anticipated that a malignancy would be found on further workup but, in fact, what was eventually discovered was a case of IA. Our report accentuates the significance of including IA as a differential while diagnosing a mediastinal mass in an immunocompetent host as patient outcome is determined by timely diagnosis and treatment.
Publication ( Name of Journal)
BMJ Case Reports
Recommended Citation
Rahim, Y.,
Memon, A.,
Khan, J.
(2018). Invasive mediastinal aspergillosis presenting as superior vena cava syndrome in an immunocompetent patient. BMJ Case Reports, 2018.
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