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inTroDucTion Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is a rare disease of slowly progressive fibrosis that encases major mediastinal structures. Complications include obstruction of mediastinal vasculature, including main pulmonary arter ies, which may lead to l i fe-threatening hemodynamic compromise. In North America, the disease is usually a sequela of histoplasmosis. Because Histoplasma capsulatum (H. capsulatum) is found in the Ohio River Valley, physicians in Pennsylvania must be able to recognize and diagnose the disease. |
