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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:98-99
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Tuberculosis Presenting as Stridor

Richard V. Hodder, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)*, Nicole Le Saux, M.D., Farid M. Shamji, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C), Stanley H. Kronick, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)

From the Divisions of Respirology and Thoracic Surgery, Ottawa Civic Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accepted for publication February 5, 1986.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Hodder, Respiratory Unit, Ottawa Civic Hospital, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4E9

A 40-year-old woman was seen with stridor and mediastinal widening secondary to tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy mimicking neoplasm. Initially, stridor could only be controlled with high-dose corticosteroids, but following initiation of antituberculous chemotherapy corticosteroids were withdrawn successfully and the mediastinal lymphadenopathy resolved.






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