Mediastinal cystic teratoma misdiagnosed as pleural tuberculosis: A case report and review of 53 cases revealed by pleural effusion

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作者：
Katoto, Patrick D. M. C. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Byamungu, Liliane N. [5 ,6 ]
机构：
[1] Catholic Univ Bukavu, Div Resp Med, Dept Internal Med, Bukavu, DEM REP CONGO
[2] Catholic Univ Bukavu, Ctr Trop Dis & Global Hlth, Dept Internal Med, Bukavu, DEM REP CONGO
[3] Stellenbosch Univ, Dept Med, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Cape Town, South Africa
[4] Stellenbosch Univ, Ctr Infect Dis, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Cape Town, South Africa
[5] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Dept Paediat, Durban, South Africa
[6] Catholic Univ Bukavu, Dept Paediat, Bukavu, DEM REP CONGO
来源：
CLINICAL CASE REPORTS | 2021年 / 9卷 / 06期
关键词：
dysembryoma; extra-pulmonary tuberculosis; low-income setting; thorax; MATURE TERATOMA; GERM-CELL; INTRAPERICARDIAL TERATOMA; SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE; DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSFORMATION; CAVITY; TUMORS;
D O I：
10.1002/ccr3.4139
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Mediastinal teratoma (MT) can be misdiagnosed for a long period and revealed by fatal pleural effusion at any age. In high burden tuberculosis settings, it is important to consider MT for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis not responding to medical treatment.
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