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Superior Vena Caval Syndrome Due to Tuberculous Lymphadenitis  

Kim, Sung Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Kim, Chang Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Park, Yong Bum (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Lee, Jae Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Cho, Sung Jin (Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Shin, Hyung Sik (Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Yoon, Young Chul (Departments of Radiology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.4, 2004 , pp. 368-371 More about this Journal
Abstract
Superior vena cava syndrome(SVCS) is most often encountered in patients with malignancies. Tuberculosis is nowadays an uncommon cause of SVCS. We report the case of a patient who presented with respiratory symptoms accompanied by SVCS due to tuberculous lymphadenitis. Treatment was instituted with isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol, and all symptoms disappeared. To our knowledge, no case of SVCS provoked by tuberculous lymphadenitis has been described previously in Korea.
Keywords
Superior vena caval syndrome; Tuberculosis; Lymphadenitis;
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