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==Overview==
==Overview==
Mediastinitis must be differentiated from [[superior vena cava syndrome]], [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]], and [[chest pain]].  
Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [[fever]] and [[chest pain]], such as [[myocardial infarction]], [[pneumothorax]], and [[pneumonia]].<ref name="pmid17273573">{{cite journal| author=Kang DW, Canzian M, Beyruti R, Jatene FB| title=Sclerosing mediastinitis in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors. | journal=J Bras Pneumol | year= 2006 | volume= 32 | issue= 1 | pages= 78-83 | pmid=17273573 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17273573  }} </ref>


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
Mediastinitis must be differentiated from:<ref name="pmid17273573">{{cite journal| author=Kang DW, Canzian M, Beyruti R, Jatene FB| title=Sclerosing mediastinitis in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors. | journal=J Bras Pneumol | year= 2006 | volume= 32 | issue= 1 | pages= 78-83 | pmid=17273573 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17273573  }} </ref><ref name="pmid23807725">{{cite journal| author=Schade MA, Mirani NM| title=Fibrosing mediastinitis: an unusual cause of pulmonary symptoms. | journal=J Gen Intern Med | year= 2013 | volume= 28 | issue= 12 | pages= 1677-81 | pmid=23807725 | doi=10.1007/s11606-013-2528-8 | pmc=PMC3832713 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23807725  }} </ref><ref name="pmid23372962">{{cite journal| author=Koksal D, Bayiz H, Mutluay N, Koyuncu A, Demirag F, Dagli G et al.| title=Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma. | journal=J Thorac Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= E5-7 | pmid=23372962 | doi=10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.03 | pmc=PMC3548007 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23372962  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25228187">{{cite journal| author=Elsahy TG, Alotair HA, Alzeer AH, Al-Nassar SA| title=Descending necrotizing mediastinitis. | journal=Saudi Med J | year= 2014 | volume= 35 | issue= 9 | pages= 1123-6 | pmid=25228187 | doi= | pmc=PMC4362155 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25228187  }} </ref><ref> Mediastinitum. Libre Pathology (2015). http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Mediastinum Accessed on September 25, 2015 </ref>
===Fever===
*[[Superior vena cava syndrome]]
Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [[fever]], such as:<ref name="pmid17273573">{{cite journal| author=Kang DW, Canzian M, Beyruti R, Jatene FB| title=Sclerosing mediastinitis in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors. | journal=J Bras Pneumol | year= 2006 | volume= 32 | issue= 1 | pages= 78-83 | pmid=17273573 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17273573  }} </ref><ref name="pmid23807725">{{cite journal| author=Schade MA, Mirani NM| title=Fibrosing mediastinitis: an unusual cause of pulmonary symptoms. | journal=J Gen Intern Med | year= 2013 | volume= 28 | issue= 12 | pages= 1677-81 | pmid=23807725 | doi=10.1007/s11606-013-2528-8 | pmc=PMC3832713 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23807725  }} </ref><ref name="pmid23372962">{{cite journal| author=Koksal D, Bayiz H, Mutluay N, Koyuncu A, Demirag F, Dagli G et al.| title=Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma. | journal=J Thorac Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= E5-7 | pmid=23372962 | doi=10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.03 | pmc=PMC3548007 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23372962  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25228187">{{cite journal| author=Elsahy TG, Alotair HA, Alzeer AH, Al-Nassar SA| title=Descending necrotizing mediastinitis. | journal=Saudi Med J | year= 2014 | volume= 35 | issue= 9 | pages= 1123-6 | pmid=25228187 | doi= | pmc=PMC4362155 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25228187  }} </ref><ref name=LIBRE> Mediastinitum. Libre Pathology (2015). http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Mediastinum Accessed on September 25, 2015 </ref>
*[[Cough]]
*[[Chest pain]]
*[[Dyspnea]]
*[[Tuberculosis]]
*[[Hodgkin's lymphoma]]
*[[Hodgkin's lymphoma]]
*[[Lung cancer]]
*[[Pharyngitis]]
*[[Pharyngitis]]
*[[Teratoma]]
*[[Teratoma]]
*[[Thymoma]]
*[[Thymoma]]
*[[Metabolic disorders]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
===Chest Pain===
Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [[chest pain]], such as:<ref name="pmid17273573">{{cite journal| author=Kang DW, Canzian M, Beyruti R, Jatene FB| title=Sclerosing mediastinitis in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors. | journal=J Bras Pneumol | year= 2006 | volume= 32 | issue= 1 | pages= 78-83 | pmid=17273573 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17273573  }} </ref><ref name="pmid23807725">{{cite journal| author=Schade MA, Mirani NM| title=Fibrosing mediastinitis: an unusual cause of pulmonary symptoms. | journal=J Gen Intern Med | year= 2013 | volume= 28 | issue= 12 | pages= 1677-81 | pmid=23807725 | doi=10.1007/s11606-013-2528-8 | pmc=PMC3832713 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23807725  }} </ref><ref name="pmid23372962">{{cite journal| author=Koksal D, Bayiz H, Mutluay N, Koyuncu A, Demirag F, Dagli G et al.| title=Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma. | journal=J Thorac Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= E5-7 | pmid=23372962 | doi=10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.03 | pmc=PMC3548007 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23372962  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25228187">{{cite journal| author=Elsahy TG, Alotair HA, Alzeer AH, Al-Nassar SA| title=Descending necrotizing mediastinitis. | journal=Saudi Med J | year= 2014 | volume= 35 | issue= 9 | pages= 1123-6 | pmid=25228187 | doi= | pmc=PMC4362155 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25228187  }} </ref><ref name=LIBRE> Mediastinitum. Libre Pathology (2015). http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Mediastinum Accessed on September 25, 2015 </ref>
*[[Myocardial infarction]]
*[[Pneumothorax]]
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Pulmonary tuberculosis]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
* [[Aortic dissection]]
* [[Esophageal rupture]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 19 February 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]

Overview

Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause fever and chest pain, such as myocardial infarction, pneumothorax, and pneumonia.[1]

Differential Diagnosis

Fever

Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause fever, such as:[1][2][3][4][5]

Chest Pain

Mediastinitis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause chest pain, such as:[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kang DW, Canzian M, Beyruti R, Jatene FB (2006). "Sclerosing mediastinitis in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors". J Bras Pneumol. 32 (1): 78–83. PMID 17273573.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schade MA, Mirani NM (2013). "Fibrosing mediastinitis: an unusual cause of pulmonary symptoms". J Gen Intern Med. 28 (12): 1677–81. doi:10.1007/s11606-013-2528-8. PMC 3832713. PMID 23807725.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Koksal D, Bayiz H, Mutluay N, Koyuncu A, Demirag F, Dagli G; et al. (2013). "Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma". J Thorac Dis. 5 (1): E5–7. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.03. PMC 3548007. PMID 23372962.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Elsahy TG, Alotair HA, Alzeer AH, Al-Nassar SA (2014). "Descending necrotizing mediastinitis". Saudi Med J. 35 (9): 1123–6. PMC 4362155. PMID 25228187.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mediastinitum. Libre Pathology (2015). http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Mediastinum Accessed on September 25, 2015


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