Esophageal Compression in Association with Silicosis and Mycobacterium Intracellulare

An enameler with dysphagia was found to have extrinsic compression of the esophagus by enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. Scalene lymph node biopsy revealed silicosis, and tissue cultures grew Mycobacterium intracellulare. We believe our patient is the first reported to have dysphagia due to silicoti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1979-12, Vol.76 (6), p.701-703
Hauptverfasser:	Rodgers, Rosemary F., Applebaum, Michael I., Heredia, Raul M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Deglutition Disorders - etiology Esophageal Diseases - diagnostic imaging Esophageal Diseases - etiology Granuloma - pathology Humans Lymph Nodes - pathology Male Mediastinal Diseases - complications Mycobacterium - isolation & purification Mycobacterium Infections - complications Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - complications Pressure - adverse effects Radiography Silicosis - complications Silicosis - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	An enameler with dysphagia was found to have extrinsic compression of the esophagus by enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. Scalene lymph node biopsy revealed silicosis, and tissue cultures grew Mycobacterium intracellulare. We believe our patient is the first reported to have dysphagia due to silicotic adenopathy complicated by an atypical mycobacteriosis.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.76.6.701