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Mediastinal and pulmonary entomophthoromycosis with superior vena cava syndrome: case report

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Title
Mediastinal and pulmonary entomophthoromycosis with superior vena cava syndrome: case report
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, December 2010
DOI 10.1590/s0036-46651989000600010
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Authors

João Carlos Coelho Filiio, Jorge Pereira, Álvaro Rabello Júnior

Abstract

The first case of mediastinal and pulmonary entomophthoromycosis with superior vena cava syndrome is reported. The patient presented with a history of edema of the face, neck and upper limbs as well as collateral circulation in the anterior wall of the chest. Histological examination of tissue from mediatinum revealed a granulomatous reaction with microabscesses surrounded by eosinophilic amorphous material and with broad hyphae in the center. Culture was not performed because a preliminary diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma was made. Surgical correction of the obstructed area was performed and the patient was successfully treated with potassium iodide. The authors propose that mediastinal entomophthoromycosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of diseases causing superior vena cava syndrome in tropical and sub-tropical regions. This case enlarges the spectrum of clinical manifestations of the zigomycosis caused by Entomophthoraceae.

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Unknown 2 100%

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Student > Postgraduate 1 50%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 1 50%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 1 50%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 50%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 February 2014.
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#8,533,995
of 25,371,288 outputs
Outputs from Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
#133
of 785 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#57,624
of 190,754 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
#2
of 7 outputs
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