CT to the rescue in benign, symmetrical mediastinal lipomatosis
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, India
- Correspondence to Dr Shivali V Kashikar, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha 442005, India; shivalikashikar{at}gmail.com
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Contributors SK, AJG and PKS have contributed equally to this case report.
- Received 16 March 2012
- Accepted 22 March 2012
- Published Online First 22 May 2012
- CT spiral
- benign symmetrical lipomatosis
- mediastinal disease
- pleural disease
- pneumonia
- tuberculosis
- ARDS
- empyema
A 34-year-old woman presented to the chest physician with progressively increasing shortness of breath. She was non-diabetic, non-hypertensive, non-obese without any other co-morbid illnesses. There was no history of prolonged drug intake of any sort. Other associated diseases like …
