cause studies

Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy

  • 45 year old male, farmer by occupation, non - smoker
  • H/O fever for 10 months, high grade , intermittent nature, with no diurnal variation.
  • H/O weight loss 4 kg over 8 months
  • There is no H/O cough, hemoptysis, wheeze, chest pain.
  • Patient was initially evaluated outside.
  • CT scan showed multiple enlarged homogenous discrete lymph nodes in pre tracheal,bilateral para tracheal , aorto pulmonary and subcarinal region.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

  • TUBERCULOSIS
  • SARCOIDOSIS
  • LYMPHOMA
  • METASTASIS FROM A PRIMARY TUMOUR.
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